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场馆 (chǎng guǎn) — sporting venue, arena

Definition

场馆 refers to a large public venue, often for sports or exhibitions. More general than 体育馆 (a specific gym/stadium) and 赛场 (a competition field); 场地 is the ground itself, while 场馆 is the building.

noun
sporting venuearena
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 场馆。
    Zhè ge chǎng guǎn kě yǐ róng nà bā qiān míng guān zhòng.
    This venue can hold eight thousand spectators.
  • 场馆。
    Míng nián wǒ men huì zài zhè ge chǎng guǎn jǔ bàn zhǎn lǎn.
    Next year we will hold an exhibition at this venue.
  • 场馆。
    Zhè ge chǎng guǎn de shè jì fēi cháng xiàn dài huà.
    The design of this venue is very modern.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

场chǎngplace
馆guǎnhall

The first element 场 means a place and the second 馆 means a hall; together they mean sports venues and halls.

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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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 館; 馆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
飠Written in full as食shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān館guǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 館 is made of 食, written as 飠 on the left, and 官 on the right; 官 provides the sound. The simplified 馆 is a later shorthand.

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