那场 (nà chǎng) — (pronoun) that (data quality questionable)

Definition

那场 (nà chǎng) is a demonstrative plus the measure word 场, used before events or performances (games, movies, accidents) to mean 'that…'. It is the spoken equivalent of 该 / 此次 in more formal writing.

pronoun
that (data quality questionable)

Examples

  • 那场。
    nà chǎng Bǐ sài fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
    That game was very exciting.
  • 那场。
    nà chǎng Diàn yǐng wǒ kàn guò liǎng cì.
    I've seen that movie twice.
  • 那场。
    nà chǎng Shì gù fā shēng zài zuó tiān.
    That accident happened yesterday.

Origin

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
邑邑yìcity
Sound part声符shēngfú
冄
冉rǎn那nà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The right part 邑 shows a city, and the left part 冄 (written 冉) gives the sound. The character first named a state and was later used to mean 'that'.

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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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