场 chǎng
“large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)”
HSK 4 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 場
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
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 1073: 场 chǎng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (量). PDF page 106
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 场
场 is an everyday measure word for a whole event or session, especially sports matches, films, concerts, and performances. It is used in the pattern 数词 + 场 + 名词, as in 一场比赛, and it presents the event as one complete occasion.
例句Example sentences
- 明天下午我们有一场篮球比赛。míng tiān xià wǔ wǒ men yǒu yì chǎng lán qiú bǐ sài.We have a basketball game tomorrow afternoon.
- 昨天晚上我看了一场电影。zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ kàn le yì chǎng diàn yǐng.I watched a movie last night.
- 这个周末体育馆有一场音乐会。zhè ge zhōu mò tǐ yù guǎn yǒu yì chǎng yīn yuè huì.There is a concert at the gym this weekend.
义项All meanings
- cháng: threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
- chǎng: large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
- cháng: variant of 场
- chǎng: variant of 场