📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for events, activities, sessions, and natural phenomena of some duration.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"场"可能是最有戏剧感的量词了。"一场雨"——雨开始、变大、变小、停止，这是一个完整的"剧情"。"一场比赛"也有开头、中间、结尾。"一场梦"更是如此。古人造这个字的时候，上面是"日"（太阳），下面是"昜"（展开），意思就是太阳底下展开的活动——也就是露天的场所或活动。所以"场"天然带有"有始有终的事件"这层意思。在写作中，"一场"后面常跟抽象名词：一场战争、一场革命、一场恋爱...
English
**场 (chǎng)** might be the most dramatic classifier. "A rain shower" — rain begins, intensifies, fades, stops: a complete story arc. "A match" has beginning, middle, end. "A dream" even more so. The ancient character: sun above spreading out = outdoor venue/activity. So 场 inherently means "events with a beginning and end." In writing, 场 often precedes abstract nouns: a war, a revolution, a romance...
💡 Memory Tip
场 is for events that have a beginning and end — like a 'session' of something. A rain shower, a dream, a game.
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Classifier for events, activities, sessions, and natural phenomena of some duration.