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终场 (zhōng cháng) — the end of a performance (play, concert, etc.); the final session of an examination

Definition

终场 refers to the final part or ending of an event — typically a performance, film, or the last session of an exam. Pairs naturally with 终场后 ('after the show/exam ends').

noun
the end of a performance (play, concert, etc.)the final session of an examination

Examples

  • 终场。
    Guān zhòng men zài zhōng cháng shí qǐ lì gǔ zhǎng.
    The audience stood up and applauded at the end of the performance.
  • 终场，。
    zhōng cháng Hòu, kǎo shēng men lù xù lí kāi le kǎo chǎng.
    After the final session of the exam, the candidates left the exam hall one after another.
  • 终场。
    Diàn yǐng de zhōng cháng ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè.
    The end of the movie left a deep impression.

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.

终zhōngend/final
场chǎngperformance session

“终” means end or final, and “场” means a performance session, giving the final session.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 終; 终 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
冬
冬dōng終zhōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 終 pairs 糸 (a cord) with 冬 as a sound part; the simplified 终 is a later shorthand. An older form showed a knot at the end of a cord.

Open 终 →

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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