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沙场

沙場
shāchǎng
noun #19,242

Meanings

  1. 1 battlefield
  2. 2 sandpit

Examples

将军身经百战，驰骋沙场多年。
Jiāngjūn shēnjīngbǎizhàn, chíchěng shāchǎng duō nián.
The general was battle-hardened, having fought on the battlefield for many years.
醉卧沙场君莫笑。
Zuì wò shāchǎng jūn mò xiào.
Drunk on the battlefield, don't laugh at me. (Tang poem)

Tips

culture
醉卧沙场君莫笑 is from the famous Tang dynasty poem《凉州词》by Wang Han. It captures the bittersweet mood of soldiers drinking before battle.
memory
沙 (sand) + 场 (field) — ancient battlefields were often sandy desert plains, hence 'sand field' = battlefield.

Stroke Order

沙 shā
场 chǎng