市场

• 拼音: shì chǎng
• 汉字拆解: 市 = 亠 (lid) + 巾 (cloth), originally depicting a market cloth; 场 = 土 (earth) + 昜 (sun rising, phonetic)

含义

Market; marketplace. Refers to both physical markets where goods are sold and abstract markets in economics and business.

In everyday life, 市场 can mean a physical market or bazaar. In business and economics, it refers to a market in the abstract sense (e.g. 房地产市场 'real estate market'). Very common in news and business contexts.

例句

1. 这个城市的市场里什么都有卖的。
2. 中国的手机市场竞争很激烈。
3. 妈妈每天早上去市场买菜。

用法指南

语境: business, everyday, economics

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个产品在市场上很受欢迎。(This product is very popular on the market.)
• 附近有一个很大的市场。(There is a big market nearby.)

错误说法

• 我去市场看电影。(Don't confuse 市场 with 商场 (shopping mall) — 市场 is for markets and trading, not entertainment venues.)

起源与历史

市 means 'city' or 'market' and 场 means 'ground' or 'field'. Together they describe a designated place for commercial trading.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal