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游乐场 (yóu lè chǎng) — (children's) playground; amusement park

Definition

A place built for fun and rides — from small 滑梯-style playgrounds to full amusement parks with 过山车. The first example is a simple playground, the second is a bigger theme park; either fits.

noun
(children's) playgroundamusement park
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 游乐场。
    Hái zi men zài yóu lè chǎng lǐ wán huá tī.
    The children are playing on the slide at the playground.
  • 游乐场。
    Zhè ge yóu lè chǎng yǒu guò shān chē hé xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ.
    This amusement park has a roller coaster and a carousel.
  • 游乐场。
    Zhōu mò wǒ men qù yóu lè chǎng fàng sōng yí xià ba.
    Let's go to the amusement park this weekend and relax a bit.

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.

游乐amusement
游yóuplay乐lèenjoyment
联合Coordinate
场chǎngplace

游乐 (amusement) and 场 (place) form a place for play and fun.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
斿
斿yóu游yóu
Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

Open 游 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

Open 乐 →

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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Outdoor Recreation

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