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登场 (dēng chǎng) — to go on stage; (figurative) to appear on the scene; to make an entrance

Definition

登场 emphasizes the moment of entering the scene, used for performers, products, or public figures debuting. Compared to 出场 and 上场, it leans more figurative, often for non-stage appearances like politics or markets.

verb
to go on stage(figurative) to appear on the sceneto make an entrance

Examples

  • 登场。
    Zhè wèi yǎn yuán zài yǎn chū zuì hòu dēng chǎng.
    This actor goes on stage at the end of the performance.
  • 登场。
    Xīn de kē jì chǎn pǐn jí jiāng zài guó nèi shì chǎng dēng chǎng.
    New tech products are about to appear on the domestic market.
  • 登场。
    Nà wèi nián qīng zhèng zhì jiā zài dà huì shàng zhèng shì dēng chǎng.
    That young politician officially made an entrance at the conference.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

登dēngclimb
场chǎngstage

“登” (climb) and “场” (stage) combine to mean going up onto the stage.

Characters in this word

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

  • 癶癶bōleft and right feet
  • 豆豆dòupictogrammic of raised object; stepping stone

登 pairs 癶, left and right feet, with 豆, a raised object or stepping stone; its older form also showed two hands at the bottom, which later dropped.

Open 登 →

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 7-9Dance & Performance

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