场

threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams

variant of 場|场[chang2]

variant of 場|场[chang3]

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Character component without intrinsic meaning

on stage / to go on stage / to take the field

the end / to conclude

to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)

stadium / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]

middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance

meeting place / place where people gather / CL:個|个[ge4]

home ground (sports) / home field / main venue / main stadium

all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing / futile

special performance

to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)

Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University

exchange / trading floor

People's Square, Shanghai

a logging area

exit door (of the stage)

the feeling of actually being there

buyer's market

Shanghai Stadium

to leave in the middle of the play / (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded

the Chinese market, excluding first- and second-tier cities