Chinese word

商场

Pronunciation

Pinyinshāng chǎng

Meaning

  • nounshopping mall

Example

新开的商场非常大，有很多餐厅。xīn kāi de shāng chǎng fēi cháng dà yǒu hěn duō cān tīng

The new shopping mall is very large and has many restaurants.

Illustration for 商场 (shopping mall)

More examples

我和朋友去商场买衣服。wǒ hé péng yǒu qù shāng chǎng mǎi yī fú

My friend and I go to the shopping mall to buy clothes.

Core concept

A shared shopping destination where different stores and places to eat sit alongside other things to do.

Common phrases

  • 去商场qù shāng chǎng

    go to the shopping mall

  • 在商场买东西zài shāng chǎng mǎi dōng xī

    shop at the shopping mall

  • 新开的商场xīn kāi de shāng chǎng

    newly opened shopping mall

Similar words

商店shāng diàn: A single small shop that sells goods to customers.
超市chāo shì: A large store with many shelves of food and everyday goods.
市场shì chǎng: A place where people buy fresh food and everyday goods from different sellers.
书店shū diàn: A shop that specializes in selling books.

Definition in Chinese

泛指有集中店铺和服务的场所，供公众进行购物、用餐和休闲活动，既可指单一大型建筑，也可指商铺集中的一片区域。fàn zhǐ yǒu jí zhōng diàn pù hé fú wù de cháng suǒ gōng gōng zhòng jìn xíng gòu wù yòng cān hé xiū xián huó dòng jì kě zhǐ dān yí dà xíng jiàn zhù yě kě zhǐ shāng pù jí zhōng de yí piàn qū yù

Word origin

商 (shāng, "business") + 场 (chǎng, "place") creates a compound whose parts point to a place organized around buying and selling.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, 商场 (shāngchǎng, "shopping mall") can name a shopping area spread across several buildings, not only one indoor center.

Other meanings

  • department storenoun

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