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立场 lìchǎng “position” in Chinese

Traditional 立場

What 立场 means

  1. position
  2. standpoint

Measure word 个 gè · 一个立场 yí ge lìchǎng

How to say 立场

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale立lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale场chǎng3rd tone, dipping

立场 in a sentence

  1. 我十分理解你的立场。

    Wǒ shífēn lǐjiě nǐ de lìchǎng.

    I fully understand your position.

    Sentence #834946 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 你站在我的立场上考虑看看。

    Nǐ zhàn zài wǒ de lìchǎng shàng kǎolǜ kànkan.

    Try putting yourself in my shoes.

    Sentence #798288 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 立场 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 立 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
立lìto stand
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī
The character 场 (chǎng) with each of its parts in a different colour
场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 勿must not · wù

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 昜 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chǎng.

Memory aidEarth 土 gives the meaning: an open piece of ground.

How to write 立场

立 5 strokes · 场 6 strokes

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立场 (lìchǎng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 立场 (lìchǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 立场

Words with 立

立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately成立chénglì · to establish建立jiànlì · to establish独立dúlì · independent立足lìzú · to gain a foothold确立quèlì · to establish设立shèlì · to set up树立shùlì · to establish孤立gūlì · isolated

Words with 场

机场jīchǎng · airport商场shāngchǎng · shopping mall球场qiúchǎng · (sports) court场chǎng · measure word for events: a spell (of rain)广场guǎngchǎng · public square操场cāochǎng · playground市场shìchǎng · marketplace当场dāngchǎng · on the spot场所chǎngsuǒ · place现场xiànchǎng · scene

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苦尽甘来kǔjìngānlái · after hardship comes happiness来历láilì · origin来源láiyuán · source良心liángxīn · conscience里程碑lǐchéngbēi · milestone灵魂línghún · soul理所当然lǐsuǒdāngrán · naturally力所能及lìsuǒnéngjí · within one’s ability

FAQs

立场 (lìchǎng) means “position” or “standpoint”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lìchǎng: lì with a 4th tone, then chǎng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 立场 is written 立場. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one position is 一个立场 (yí ge lìchǎng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lichang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 立场 from the suggestions. Typing lichang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
立场 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.