How to say “arena” in Chinese

赛场
sàichǎng

arena, competition venue

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Sports”

“Arena” in Chinese is 赛场, sài chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

赛场 is read sài chǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

sài — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
chǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

赛
sài — competition

On top, 宀 “roof”; below, 贝 “shell”.

场
chǎng — ground, place

On the left, 土 “earth”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “赛场”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 赛场. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 运动员队伍走进了赛场yùndòngyuánduìwuzǒujìnlesàichǎngThe column of athletes marched into the arena.
  • 比赛场馆离市中心不远bǐsàichǎngguǎnlíshìzhōngxīnbùyuǎnThe competition venue isn't far from the city center.

More words from the lesson “The opening of the games”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “arena” in Chinese?

“Arena” in Chinese is 赛场, pinyin sàichǎng.

What does 赛场 mean?

赛场 (sàichǎng) means “arena, competition venue”.

How do you write 赛场?

赛场 is 2 characters: 赛 (sài) — competition; 场 (chǎng) — ground, place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 赛场?

赛场 is read sàichǎng. Tones: sài — fourth tone, chǎng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“arena” in the lesson “The opening of the games”

This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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