市场 meaning in English

shìchǎng

marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market

HSK 3nounTraditional 市場11 strokes

Meaning of 市场

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shìchǎng

marketplace; market; bazaar
(economics) market

How to use 市场

市场 can mean a physical market, like a food or farmers' market, and also the abstract market in economics and business. 我妈妈每天早上去菜市场买菜。(Wǒ māma měitiān zǎoshang qù cài shìchǎng mǎi cài.) My mom goes to the vegetable market every morning to buy groceries.

市 (shì) means market or city, and 场 (chǎng) means an open place or ground. A 市场 is the place where the city comes to buy and sell.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 市场 (shìchǎng) with 市长 (shìzhǎng, mayor), since the second syllables look and sound close. Remember 场 has the earth radical 土 for a place on the ground, while 长 means head or chief.

市场 in example sentences

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

中zhōng国guó是shì一yí个gè新xīn兴xīng市shì场chǎng。

China is an emerging market.

他tā们men试shì图tú把bǎ日rì本běn产chǎn品pǐn赶gǎn出chū市shì场chǎng。

They are trying to drive Japanese goods out of the market.

有yǒu什shén么me办bàn法fǎ呢ne？这zhè些xiē都dōu是shì市shì场chǎng决jué定dìng的de。

What can be done? These are market forces.

他tā每měi天tiān去qù市shì场chǎng。

He goes to the market everyday.

我wǒ要yào去qù市shì场chǎng。

I will go to the market.

Stroke order for each character

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市 shì · market · 5 strokes

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

Related words

Words that share a character with 市场.

机场	jīchǎng	airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall; shopping center
市长	shìzhǎng	mayor
广场	guǎngchǎng	public square; plaza
停车场	tíngchēchǎng	parking lot; car park
超市	chāoshì	supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場\|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3])
球场	qiúchǎng	stadium; sports ground
体育场	tǐyùchǎng	stadium
城市	chéngshì	city; town
现场	xiànchǎng	the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot
场合	chǎnghé	occasion; situation; context; setting; venue
场所	chǎngsuǒ	location; place

Questions about 市场

What does 市场 mean?

市场 (shìchǎng) means "marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 市场?

市场 is made of 2 characters: 市 (5 strokes), 场 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 市场 an HSK word?

Yes. 市场 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 市场 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 市场 is written 市場.

What is the difference between 市场 and 商场?

市场 is usually an open or traditional market with stalls, often selling food and everyday goods. 商场 is a shopping mall or department store with shops inside a building.

How do you say 'the job market' or 'the stock market' with 市场?

Put a noun in front of 市场. The job market is 就业市场 (jiùyè shìchǎng) or 人才市场 (réncái shìchǎng), and the stock market is 股票市场 (gǔpiào shìchǎng), often shortened to 股市 (gǔshì).