市场 shì chǎng
“marketplace; market (also in abstract)”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 市場
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
市场 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1670: 市场 shìchǎng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 121
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 市场
市场 means “market”: a place where people buy and sell food and everyday things, and also the abstract market for goods or business. It is a noun, often used after verbs like 去, 在, or 逛, or before words like 里, 中国, or 股票. A common pattern is 去市场买菜 or 在市场里.
例句Example sentences
- 我妈妈每天早上去市场买菜。wǒ mā ma měi tiān zǎo shàng qù shì chǎng mǎi cài.My mother goes to the market to buy groceries every morning.
- 这个市场的水果很新鲜，也很便宜。zhè ge shì chǎng de shuǐ guǒ hěn xīn xiān, yě hěn pián yi.The fruit at this market is very fresh and cheap.
- 现在很多外国人想进入中国市场。xiàn zài hěn duō wài guó rén xiǎng jìn rù zhōng guó shì chǎng.Now many foreigners want to enter the Chinese market.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我市场买水果。
✓我去市场买水果。
市场 is a noun, so you need a verb or preposition like 去 or 在 before it to show where an action happens.