下场 (xià chǎng) — (noun) end, outcome (usually negative), fate
Definition
下场 is a 'final outcome' with a negative slant — the bad end someone gets. 结果 is neutral; 命运 emphasizes predestined, cosmic fate.
noun
endoutcome (usually negative)fate
Examples
- ,下场。Tā zuò jìn huài shì, zuì zhōng méi yǒu hǎo xià chǎng.He did all kinds of bad things and ended up with no good outcome.
- 下场。Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō dú cái zhě de xià chǎng dōu hěn bēi cǎn.In history, many dictators met a miserable end.
- ,下场。Rú guǒ jì xù zhè yàng xià qù, tā de xià chǎng kě xiǎng ér zhī.If he keeps on like this, his fate is easy to imagine.
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