shāng chǎng
mall; shopping mall
我去商场买衣服。
Wǒ qù shāngchǎng mǎi yīfu.
I went to the mall to buy clothes.
商场里有很多商店。
Shāngchǎng lǐ yǒu hěnduō shāngdiàn.
There are many stores in the mall.
商场里很热闹。
Shāngchǎng lǐ hěn rènao.
The mall is very lively.
百货公司 (bǎihuò gōngsī)
department store
购物中心 (gòuwù zhōngxīn)
shopping mall
超市 (chāoshì)
supermarket
住宅区 (zhùzháiqū)
residential area
公园 (gōngyuán)
park
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The Chinese word 商场 (shāngchǎng) is composed of two characters: 商 (shāng) and 场 (chǎng). The character 商 originally meant "to trade" or "to do business", and it is often used in words related to commerce and trade. The character 场 originally meant "a place" or "a field", and it is often used in words related to venues or locations. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 商场, which literally means "a place for trade" or "a marketplace". In modern Chinese, 商场 is used to refer to a shopping mall or a department store, which is a large building that houses multiple shops and businesses.
