Definition
下场 (xiàchǎng) specifically means a bad or unfortunate end — the negative outcome of someone's actions. It is narrower than 结果 (jiéguǒ), which is a neutral 'result' (good or bad), and unlike 命运 (mìngyùn 'fate, destiny'), it focuses on the concrete final situation rather than an abstract force.
noun
endoutcome (usually negative)fate
Examples
- ，下场。Tā zuò jǐn huàishì, zuìzhōng méiyǒu hǎo xià chǎng.He did all kinds of bad things and ended up with no good outcome.
- 下场。Lìshǐ shang xǔduō dúcáizhě de xià chǎng dōu hěn bēicǎn.In history, many dictators met a miserable end.
- ，下场。Rúguǒ jìxù zhèyàng xiàqu, tā de xià chǎng kěxiǎng'érzhī.If he keeps on like this, his fate is easy to imagine.
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