外场

外場

wàichǎng

noun #25,930

Meanings

1 outfield (in baseball/softball)
2 outside area; exterior venue (of a place with an inner area)
3 dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen)

Characters

outside; external; foreign

field; venue; place; occasion

Examples

他在外场接住了一个漂亮的飞球。

Tā zài wàichǎng jiē zhù le yīgè piàoliang de fēi qiú.

He caught a beautiful fly ball in the outfield.

活动的外场布置得非常漂亮。

Huódòng de wàichǎng bùzhì de fēicháng piàoliang.

The exterior area of the event was decorated beautifully.

Tips

usage

外场 (wàichǎng) contrasts with 内场 (nèichǎng, infield / interior area). In sports it means the outfield; in a restaurant it's the dining floor as opposed to the kitchen; more generally, the exterior part of a venue. A separate reading wàicháng exists for 'the wider world / social sphere' — keep them apart by sense.

Stroke Order

外 wài

场 chǎng