收场

收場

shōuchǎng

verb #8,851

Meanings

1 to wind up; to end up
2 to conclude; to bring to a close

Characters

to collect; to gather; to wrap up

scene; field; event

Literally 'collect the scene' — wrapping up a performance or situation.

Examples

这件事不好收场。

Zhè jiàn shì bù hǎo shōuchǎng.

This situation is hard to wrap up.

事情闹大了，怎么收场？

Shìqing nào dà le, zěnme shōuchǎng?

Things have blown up — how are we going to end this?

他不知道该怎么收场。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi zěnme shōuchǎng.

He doesn't know how to wrap things up.

Tips

usage

收场 often implies an awkward or difficult ending — a mess that needs cleaning up. It's rarely used for happy endings. Common pattern: 不好收场 (hard to wrap up), 没法收场 (no way to end this).

Stroke Order

收 shōu

场 chǎng