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进场 (jìn chǎng) — to enter a venue (e.g., stadium, site); (of aircraft) to approach for landing

Definition

Used for entering a performance/sports venue or for an aircraft on final approach to land. Plain 'enter' is 进入 for general spaces.

verb
to enter a venue (e.g., stadium, site)(of aircraft) to approach for landing

Examples

  • 进场。
    Guān zhòng kāi shǐ jìn chǎng.
    The audience began to enter the venue.
  • ，。
    Fēi jī yǐ jīng jìn le chǎng, zhǔn bèi jiàng luò.
    The aircraft has already entered the approach and is preparing to land.
  • 进场。
    Qiú yuán men pái duì jìn chǎng.
    The players lined up to enter the field.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

进jìnenter
场chǎngvenue

进 (enter) and 场 (venue) combine to mean going into a place.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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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.

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Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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