现场 xiànchǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc)
the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
How to remember 现场: 现 the present + 场 measure word for games and performances = the scene (of a crime, accident etc).
Characters
How it is used
- The scene / on-site, the actual spot where something is happening - 事故现场 (shìgù xiànchǎng) the accident scene; 现场直播 live (on-scene) broadcast.
- Adverbially 'live/in person': 现场表演 a live performance. Contrast 当场 (dāngchǎng, on the spot / then and there), which stresses the moment rather than the place.
Example sentences
- 警察到达了事故现场。 Jǐngchá dàodá le shìgùxiànchǎng.The police got to the scene of the accident.
- 一群人聚集在现场。 Yīqún rén jùjí zài xiànchǎng.A crowd gathered at the scene.
- 现场的营救工作很困难。 Xiànchǎng de yíngjiù gōngzuò hěn kùnnan.On-the-scene rescue work is very difficult.