体育场 meaning in English

tǐyùchǎng

stadium

HSK 2nounTraditional 體育場21 strokes

Meaning of 体育场

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tǐyùchǎng
  1. stadium

Measure word: 個|个,座

How to use 体育场

体育场 refers to a large outdoor stadium for sports events or concerts, often with seating around a field or track. Example: 我们周末去体育场看足球比赛。(Wǒmen zhōumò qù tǐyùchǎng kàn zúqiú bǐsài.) We are going to the stadium this weekend to watch a soccer match.

体育场 breaks into 体育 (tǐyù), physical education or sports, plus 场 (chǎng), a large open place. A place for sports is a stadium, just like 机场 (jīchǎng) is a place for planes.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 体育场 with 体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn). 体育馆 is an indoor gym or sports hall, while 体育场 is a big open-air stadium. Also keep 场 in third tone, chǎng, not cháng.

体育场 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

昨zuó晚wǎn我wǒ去qù了le体tǐ育yù场chǎng。
Last night I went to the stadium.
体tǐ育yù场chǎng里lǐ人rén山shān人rén海hǎi。
There were lots of people in the stadium.
因yīn为wèi体tǐ育yù场chǎng离lí我wǒ家jiā不bù远yuǎn,我wǒ往wǎng往wǎng去qù看kàn足zú球qiú赛sài。
Because the stadium is not far from my house, I often go to football games.
体tǐ育yù场chǎng内nèi已yǐ搭dā建jiàn起qǐ舞wǔ台tái。
A stage has been set up in the stadium.
体tǐ育yù场chǎng里lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō兴xīng奋fèn的de球qiú迷mí。
There were a lot of excited fans in the stadium.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

体 tǐ · body · 7 strokes

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育 yù · to produce · 8 strokes

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场 chǎng · large place used for a specific purpose · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 体育场.

身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
机场jīchǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum
商场shāngchǎngshopping mall; shopping center
教育jiàoyùto educate; to teach
广场guǎngchǎngpublic square; plaza
全体quántǐall; entire
停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot; car park
体育tǐyùsports; physical education
球场qiúchǎngstadium; sports ground
体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium
现场xiànchǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot
媒体méitǐmedia, esp. news media

Questions about 体育场

What does 体育场 mean?

体育场 (tǐyùchǎng) means "stadium" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 体育场?

体育场 is made of 3 characters: 体 (7 strokes), 育 (8 strokes), 场 (6 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 体育场 an HSK word?

Yes. 体育场 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 体育场 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 体育场 is written 體育場.

What does 体育 mean on its own?

体育 (tǐyù) means sports or physical education. It combines 体 (body) and 育 (to raise, to educate), the same 育 found in 教育 (jiàoyù). A PE class at school is called 体育课 (tǐyùkè).

What measure word is used with 体育场?

The common measure word is 个 (gè), as in 一个体育场 (yí ge tǐyùchǎng). In more formal writing you may also see 座 (zuò) for large buildings, as in 一座体育场.