Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
場
chǎng
Description
“场”常常用来说一个做事情的地方，比如运动的地方或者开会的地方。
"场" is often used to refer to a place where something happens, like a sports field or a meeting room.
它也可以数一些活动，比如一场电影或者一场比赛。
It can also count events, such as a movie or a match.
Meanings
场chǎng
place or ground for an activity
我们在操场上踢足球。
We played soccer on the playground.
场chǎng
measure word for events, shows, games
昨天我看了一场电影。
I watched a movie yesterday.
场cháng
open threshing ground; measure word for weather/rain
下了一场大雨。
It rained heavily.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
土 (earth) radical shows the original meaning of open ground or field.
- Nuance
chǎng counts complete events; cháng (as measure word) counts natural occurrences like rain.
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