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赛场 (sài chǎng) — competition venue, arena, field (for sports or other contests)

Definition

赛场 is the venue where a competition takes place, used for sports and other contests. Broader than 球场 (a specific court/field for ball games) and more general than 赛事 (the event itself).

noun
competition venuearenafield (for sports or other contests)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 赛场。
    Jīn tiān de sài chǎng lái le hěn duō guān zhòng.
    Today's arena has many spectators.
  • 赛场。
    Zhè zuò xīn jiàn de sài chǎng fēi cháng xiàn dài huà.
    This newly-built competition venue is very modern.
  • 赛场。
    Sài chē shǒu men zài sài chǎng shàng jī liè jìng zhēng.
    The racers are fiercely competing on the track.

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.

赛sàicontest
场chǎngplace

赛 is a contest, 场 is a place, together the arena for competition.

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 賽; 赛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
塞
塞sāi賽sài
Same sound today

The traditional form 賽 uses 貝 (shell) for meaning and 塞 for sound. The simplified 赛 is a later shorthand.

Open 赛 →

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.

Open 场 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Sports & Athletics

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