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HSK 4

场

measure word for events; venue

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场
chǎng3rd tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
chǎng
Part of speech
measure word
Level
HSK 4
Strokes
6
Register
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In episodes
2

Stroke order for 场

场 is written with 6 strokes. The animation replays automatically.

What does 场 mean?

场 (chǎng) is most useful to learners as a measure word for whole events that unfold over a span of time — 一场电影 ('a movie'), 一场比赛 ('a match'), 一场雨 ('a rainfall'), 一场病 ('a bout of illness'), 一场梦 ('a dream').

It frames the event as a single complete occurrence. As a noun it also means 'venue / field / arena,' the base of compounds like 机场 ('airport'), 广场 ('square'), and 市场 ('market').

English speakers should note that 场 counts events with duration and scope, distinct from 次 (cì), which counts discrete times/repetitions — 看了三次 ('watched three times') versus 一场电影 ('one showing'). There is a second reading, cháng, meaning a rural threshing floor, but the everyday word is chǎng.

Note: The everyday reading is chǎng (venue; classifier for events). A separate rural reading cháng means 'threshing ground,' which is regional/literary and not what learners need first.

Hear 场 in real episodes

场 appears in 2 Fluentide podcast episodes at natural native speed — each with the full Chinese script, pinyin, and line-by-line English translation.

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Example sentences

昨天下了一场大雨。

Zuótiān xiàle yì chǎng dàyǔ.

It rained heavily yesterday.

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我们去看一场足球比赛吧。

Wǒmen qù kàn yì chǎng zúqiú bǐsài ba.

Let's go watch a soccer match.

spoken

这场电影差不多两个小时。

Zhè chǎng diànyǐng chàbuduō liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

This movie is about two hours long.

spoken

那场大病让他休息了三个月。

Nà chǎng dàbìng ràng tā xiūxile sān gè yuè.

That serious illness made him rest for three months.

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Common phrases with 场

一场比赛yì chǎng bǐsàia match/game
一场电影yì chǎng diànyǐnga movie (showing)
一场大雨yì chǎng dàyǔa heavy rainfall
现场xiànchǎngthe scene; live/on-site

Synonyms

次cì

次 counts the number of times something happens (repetitions): 去过三次 ('been three times'). 场 counts an event as a whole occurrence with duration: 一场演出 ('one performance'). Use 次 for frequency, 场 for a self-contained event.

顿dùn

顿 counts meals and, like 场, bouts of scolding or beating: 一顿饭, 骂了一顿. 场 is broader — matches, films, storms, illnesses. For meals specifically, use 顿.

Don't confuse 场 with

次cì

次 is 'times (frequency).' 场 is a classifier for a whole event. 看三次电影 stresses watching on three occasions; 看一场电影 stresses one complete showing.

常cháng

常 means 'often.' It shares the cháng sound with the rural reading of 场, but is a totally different character and meaning.

FAQ

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