Chinese word

场面

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǎng miàn

Meaning

  • nounscene

Example

现在的场面有点尴尬。xiàn zài de chǎng miàn yóu diǎn gān gà

The scene is a little awkward right now.

Illustration for 场面 (scene)

More examples

演出开始时，场面非常壮观。yǎn chū kāi shǐ shí chǎng miàn fēi cháng zhuàng guān

When the performance began, the scene was very spectacular.

Core concept

The full picture of a moment, from what is visibly happening to the mood among the people present.

Common phrases

  • 场面壮观chǎng miàn zhuàng guān

    spectacular scene

  • 场面冷清chǎng miàn lěng qīng

    deserted scene

Similar words

情况qíng kuàng: The state of events or the course that a matter is taking.
气氛qì fēn: The feeling or mood that fills a place or social setting.
场合chǎng hé: The circumstances or setting for a particular action or event.
情景qíng jǐng: The visible appearance of an event or moment as it happens.

Definition in Chinese

指人们在某一时刻所处的情境或气氛，既可指眼前看到的景象，也可指人际交往中出现的局面。zhǐ rén men zài mǒu yì shí kè suǒ chù de qíng jìng huò qì fēn jì kě zhǐ yǎn qián kàn dào de jǐng xiàng yě kě zhǐ rén jì jiāo wǎng zhōng chū xiàn de jú miàn

Word origin

场面 (chǎngmiàn, "scene") combines 场 (chǎng, "place or field") + 面 (miàn, "face or aspect"), presenting what a place or event looks like and extending to the social situation within it.

Usage tips

  • English scene often points to a place in a film or a visible setting, but the Chinese word readily extends to the changing social mood and state of an interaction.

Other meanings

  • situationnoun
  • sightnoun

Opposites

  • 实情shí qíngactual state of affairsnoun

Related words

  • 摆场面bǎi chǎng miànshow offverb
  • 场面感chǎng miàn gǎnsense of presencenoun

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