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捧场 (pěng chǎng) — to show support (by attending or cheering); to root for

Definition

捧场 means to show support by showing up, cheering, or boosting someone — usually a performer, friend, or business, not flattery. Unlike 恭维 or 吹捧, it is sincere and public; 加油 is the casual cheer you shout, not an action you 'go and do'.

verb
to show support (by attending or cheering)to root for

Examples

  • ，捧场。
    Tā de xīn diàn kāi yè, wǒ men dōu qù pěng chǎng.
    His new store opened, and we all went to show our support.
  • ，。
    Míng tiān shì tā de yǎn chàng huì, wǒ men qù gěi tā pěng gè chǎng ba.
    Tomorrow is his concert — let's go and give him some support.
  • 捧场。
    Xiè xie dà jiā lái pěng chǎng wǒ de jiǎng zuò.
    Thank you all for coming to support my talk.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

捧pěnghold up
场chǎngscene

捧 means to hold up and 场 refers to a scene or occasion, so the sense is supporting an event.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 捧 →

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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