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

HSK 1

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.

HSK 1

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.

HSK 4

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