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场上 (chǎng shàng) — on the field, on the court, on the arena (of play, competition, or performance)

Definition

场上 (chǎngshàng) is a noun/location phrase meaning 'on the field/court/stage' — a positional word used right after a venue noun (球场, 舞台) to mean 'at the location of play or performance'.

noun
on the fieldon the courton the arena (of play, competition, or performance)

Examples

  • 。
    Qiú yuán men dōu zài chǎng shàng shàng nǔ lì pīn bó.
    The players are all striving hard on the field.
  • 场上。
    chǎng shàng Shàng de qì fen fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
    The atmosphere on the court was very tense.
  • 。
    Tā zài chǎng shàng shàng zhǎn xiàn chū le chū sè de wǔ jì.
    She showed off her excellent dance skills on stage.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

场chǎngfield/court
上shàngon/above

场 (field, court) is joined with 上 (on, above) to mean “on the field/court.”

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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