广场

廣場

guǎngchǎng

noun HSK 5 #3,282

Measure Word

一个广场 gè

Meanings

1 public square
2 plaza

Characters

open space; field

Examples

HSK 2

广场上有很多人在跳舞。

Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō rén zài tiàowǔ.

There are many people dancing in the square.

HSK 4

我们在广场上散步。

Wǒmen zài guǎngchǎng shàng sànbù.

We are taking a walk in the square.

HSK 5

天安门广场在北京。

Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng zài Běijīng.

Tiananmen Square is in Beijing.

Tips

culture

广场舞 (square dancing) is a beloved Chinese tradition where groups - mostly older women - gather in public squares to dance together, usually in the evening.

In Pop Culture

天安门广场 Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng

Tiananmen Square

World's largest city square, in the heart of Beijing.

Stroke Order

广 guǎng

场 chǎng