入场 (rù chǎng) — to enter (a venue, stadium, examination hall, etc.)

Definition

入场 (rùchǎng) means to enter a venue — stadium, theater, exam hall — as an audience member or participant. Unlike 进入, which is the general 'to enter/go into' any place, 入场 specifically frames you as one of the attendees.

verb
to enter (a venue, stadium, examination hall, etc.)

Examples

  • 入场。
    Guān zhòng qǐng cóng dōng mén rù chǎng.
    Spectators please enter through the east gate.
  • 入场。
    Kǎo shēng zài kāi kǎo qián sān shí fēn zhōng rù chǎng.
    Candidates must enter thirty minutes before the exam begins.
  • ，入场。
    Huì yì hái yǒu shí fēn zhōng kāi shǐ, qǐng dà jiā jǐn kuài rù chǎng.
    The meeting will start in ten minutes; please enter as soon as possible.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
场chǎngvenue

入 (enter) + 场 (venue): to enter a place such as a stadium or hall.

Characters in this word

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

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Public Facilities

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