夜场

夜場

yèchǎng

noun #35,824

Measure Word

一场夜场 chǎng

Meanings

1 evening show (at a cinema or theater)
2 nighttime entertainment venue (bar, club, KTV, etc.)
3 the night shift in entertainment

Characters

venue; (showing of a) performance

Examples

我们去看了电影的夜场。

Wǒmen qù kàn le diànyǐng de yèchǎng.

We went to the late showing of the movie.

他在夜场工作,白天睡觉。

Tā zài yèchǎng gōngzuò, báitiān shuìjiào.

He works at a nightclub and sleeps during the day.

夜场的票比日场便宜。

Yèchǎng de piào bǐ rìchǎng piányi.

Tickets for the evening show are cheaper than the daytime one.

Tips

usage

Two distinct senses: (1) a late show at a theater/cinema — paired with 日场 (rìchǎng, daytime show); (2) the world of clubs, bars and KTV. The phrase 跑夜场 (pǎo yèchǎng) means doing the rounds of nightclub gigs as a performer.

Stroke Order

夜 yè

场 chǎng