商场 shāng chǎng
“shopping mall; shopping center; department store”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 商場Measure word 家
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
商场 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 424: 商场 shāngchǎng — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 90
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 商场
商场 is a noun for a large shopping mall, shopping center, or department store. Common patterns are 去商场、在商场、商场里、逛商场, and it often takes the classifier 家 (一家商场). It does not mean a small shop or a food market.
例句Example sentences
- 周末我常和朋友去商场逛街。zhōu mò wǒ cháng hé péng you qù shāng chǎng guàng jiē.On weekends I often go to the mall with friends to browse and shop.
- 这家商场里有很多餐厅和电影院。zhè jiā shāng chǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō cān tīng hé diàn yǐng yuàn.This shopping mall has many restaurants and a movie theater.
- 商场关门以后，这条街就安静了。shāng chǎng guān mén yǐ hòu, zhè tiáo jiē jiù ān jìng le.After the mall closes, this street becomes quiet.
易混词Easily confused
商场vs商店
商店 generally means a shop or store, often smaller and selling particular goods; 商场 is a larger shopping center or department store with many sections or shops.