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赛马场 (sài mǎ chǎng) — racetrack, racecourse (for horse racing)

Definition

noun
racetrackracecourse (for horse racing)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 赛马场。
    Zhè ge sài mǎ chǎng shì yà zhōu zuì dà de.
    This racetrack is the largest in Asia.
  • 赛马场。
    Míng tiān wǒ men yì qǐ qù sài mǎ chǎng kàn bǐ sài ba.
    Let's go to the racetrack to watch the race tomorrow.
  • 赛马场。
    sài mǎ chǎng Páng biān yǒu yí gè hěn dà de tíng chē chǎng.
    There is a large parking lot next to the racetrack.

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.

赛马horse racing
赛sàirace马mǎhorse
动宾Verb + object
场chǎngground

赛马 'horse racing' plus 场 'ground' gives a horse-racing ground.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

Open 马 →

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 →
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Gambling & ChanceSports & Athletics

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