Chinese word

市场

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì chǎng

Meaning

  • nounmarket

Example

这个市场很热闹。zhè ge shì chǎng hěn rè nào

This market is very lively.

Illustration for 市场 (market)

More examples

他喜欢周末去市场逛逛。tā xǐ huān zhōu mò qù shì chǎng guàng guàng

He likes to browse around the market on weekends.

Core concept

A shared arena where buying and selling meet, from a physical trading place to the wider balance of supply and demand.

Common phrases

  • 逛市场guàng shì chǎng

    stroll around the market

  • 蔬菜市场shū cài shì chǎng

    vegetable market

Similar words

超市chāo shì: A large store where shoppers choose food and household goods for themselves.
商场shāng chǎng: A large shopping building that contains several stores or brands and places to eat.
菜市场cài shì chǎng: A local trading area of stalls and small shops for fresh produce, fish, and meat.
商店shāng diàn: A single small store that sells goods to customers.

Definition in Chinese

人们集中买卖商品或服务的场所，也可指商品交易和流通的范围或整体供需关系。rén men jí zhōng mǎi mài shāng pǐn huò fú wù de cháng suǒ yě kě zhǐ shāng pǐn jiāo yì hé liú tōng de fàn wéi huò zhéng tǐ gōng xū guān xì

Word origin

市场 (shìchǎng, "market") combines 市 (shì, "market") and 场 (chǎng, "place"), linking a trading site with the broader sphere of commercial exchange.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the noun can refer to a commercial area with many sellers rather than one named store, which helps prevent treating it as the name of a single retailer.

Other meanings

  • market pricenoun
  • sales floornoun

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