How to say “market” in Chinese
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“Market” in Chinese is 市场, shì chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
市场 is read shì chǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “市场”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 市场. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个市场没什么好逛的zhègeshìchǎngméishénmehǎoguàngdeThis market isn't even worth walking around.
- 这个市场潜力巨大，很多企业都想进入。zhègeshìchǎngqiánlìjùdà,hěnduōqǐyèdōuxiǎngjìnrùThis market has huge potential; many companies want to enter it.
- 这个品牌占有一半以上的市场zhègepǐnpáizhànyǒuyíbànyǐshàngdeshìchǎngThis brand holds more than half of the market.
- 市场上是一片繁荣的景象shìchǎngshangshìyípiànfánróngdejǐngxiàngThe market is a picture of thriving business.
More words from the lesson “Out shopping”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “market” in Chinese?
“Market” in Chinese is 市场, pinyin shìchǎng.
What does 市场 mean?
市场 (shìchǎng) means “market”.
How do you write 市场?
市场 is 2 characters: 市 (shì) — market, city; 场 (chǎng) — ground, place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 市场?
市场 is read shìchǎng. Tones: shì — fourth tone, chǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“market” in the lesson “Out shopping”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. 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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