广场
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
广场 (guǎngchǎng) · public square
广场 (guǎngchǎng) means “public square; plaza”. It is written with 2 characters: 广 (broad) + 场 (place). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 广场 is built
The characters
广 guǎng · broad
What 广 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
Origin hint: A lean-to 厂, suggesting a building (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
场 chǎng · place
What 场 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 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
晚上很多人在广场跳舞。Wǎnshàng hěn duō rén zài guǎngchǎng tiàowǔ.In the evening, many people dance in the square.
广场离这儿远吗？Guǎngchǎng lí zhèr yuǎn ma?Is the square far from here?
Questions about 广场
What does 广场 mean?
广场 (guǎngchǎng) means “public square; plaza”.
How do you pronounce 广场?
广场 is pronounced guǎngchǎng.
Which HSK level is 广场?
广场 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
- 广播guǎngbōradio
- 广大guǎngdàvast
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 宽广kuānguǎngvast
- 广泛guǎngfànwide
- 广阔guǎngkuòvast
- 见多识广jiànduōshíguǎngexperienced and knowledgeable
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
Learn 广场 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.