市场 (shìchǎng) · market

市场 (shìchǎng) means “market; marketplace”. It is written with 2 characters: 市 (city) + 场 (place). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 市场 is built

The characters

市 shì · city

What 市 is made of

亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

场 chǎng · place

What 场 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
勿wù — must not

Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

妈妈去市场买菜了。Māma qù shìchǎng mǎi cài le.Mom went to the market to buy groceries.

这个产品的市场很大。Zhège chǎnpǐn de shìchǎng hěn dà.The market for this product is large.

Questions about 市场

What does 市场 mean?

市场 (shìchǎng) means “market; marketplace”.

How do you pronounce 市场?

市场 is pronounced shìchǎng.

Which HSK level is 市场?

市场 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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Learn 市场 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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