cāo chǎng
playground; sports ground; drill ground
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运动场 (yùndòngchǎng)
sports field
操坪 (cāopíng)
playground
教室 (jiàoshì)
classroom
操场 (càochǎng)
playground
The Chinese word 操场 (cāochǎng) for "playground" is composed of two characters: 操 (cāo) and 场 (chǎng). The character 操 originally meant "to exercise" or "to train", and was often used in military contexts. Over time, its meaning expanded to include "to operate" or "to control". The character 场 originally meant "a place" or "a field", and was often used in geographical contexts. When combined, the two characters 操场 (cāochǎng) came to refer to a place where people could exercise or train, hence its meaning as "playground".
