商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall
shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world
How to remember 商场: 商 trade + 场 measure word for games and performances = shopping mall.
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How it is used
- A shopping mall / department store - 去商场买衣服 (qù shāngchǎng mǎi yīfu) go to the mall to buy clothes; measure word 家.
- Distinct from 超市 (chāoshì, supermarket): 商场 sells clothing, goods, and brands; 超市 is groceries and daily items.
- Also means 'the marketplace / business world' figuratively: 商场如战场 (shāngchǎng rú zhànchǎng).
Example sentences
- 我想去商场。 Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngchǎng.I'd like to go to the mall.
- 你知道商场什么时候关门吗？ Nǐ zhīdào shāngchǎng shénme shíhòu guānmén ma?Do you know when the supermarket closes?