場 (coeng4 | chang3 chang2) : [1] an open space; field

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場

coeng4

chang3 chang2

[1] an open space; field; area of level ground [2] an act of a play; act of an opera [3] the stage [4] an area for drill; a playground [5] a farm [6] a site or place for a special purpose (as an examination, meeting, etc.) [7] [Var.] 塲

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

場 / 场

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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市場 si5 coeng4 shi4 chang3 = a market; a marketplace; a fair; a bazaar.

廣場 gwong2 coeng4 guang3 chang3 = public square

機場 gei1 coeng4 ji1 chang3 = airport

中場 zung1 coeng4 zhong1 chang3 = [soccer] midfield

入場 jap6 coeng4 ru4 chang3 = to enter; admission

股票市場 gu2 piu3 si5 coeng4 gu3 piao4 shi4 chang2 = the stock market; stock exchange

泊車場 paak3 ce1 coeng4 bo2 che1 chang3 = car park; carpark; parking lot

停車場 ting4 ce1 coeng4 ting2 che1 chang3 = car park; carpark; parking lot

超級市場 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 chao1 ji2 shi4 chang2 = supermarket

體育場 tai2 juk6 coeng4 ti3 yu4 chang3 = stadium
See all 194 compounds (CantoDict reports 215 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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阿媽去咗超級市場買嘢。粵
Mum has gone shopping in a supermarket.

我而家喺機場等緊下班機。粵
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.

啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
[Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)]

在這個環境，這個〝場〞字是個量詞。國
The character "場" is a classifier in this context.
[口語：喺呢個環境，呢個〝場〞字係個量詞。 (The actual context in which this sentence arose was 在還原那場雨, where 場 is a classifier for rain.)]

未有耐開場粵
Some time more before the show begins.

今次婚禮嘅場面認真巴閉粵
The wedding ceremony was really grand

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. It really goes with the saying "Until one has eaten Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, do not keep one's warm clothings".
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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