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开场

kāi chǎng · kai chang

Traditional 開場

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to begin
  2. to open
  3. to start
  4. beginning of an event
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The ticket on the phone

  1. Liangliang

    演出(yǎnchū)马上(mǎshàng)就要(jiùyào)开场(kāichǎng)了(le)，你(nǐ)的(de)票(piào)呢(ne)？

    The show is about to begin. Where is your ticket?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)票(piào)……我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)放(fàng)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)。

    My ticket... I don't know where I put it.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)开场(kāichǎng)了(le)！

    What? It begins in ten minutes!

  4. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)手机(shǒujī)。哦(ò)，票(piào)在(zài)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)！

    Don't worry, let me check my phone. Oh, the ticket is in my phone!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)吓死(xiàsǐ)我(wǒ)了(le)。开场(kāichǎng)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)已经(yǐjīng)响(xiǎng)了(le)，快(kuài)进去(jìnqù)吧(ba)！

    You scared me to death. The opening music is already playing. Go in quickly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)影(yǐng)开(kāi)场(chǎng)前(qián)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)我(wǒ)们(men)才(cái)到(dào)。

We didn't arrive until ten minutes before the movie started.

02

主(zhǔ)持(chí)人(rén)用(yòng)一(yí)句(jù)笑(xiào)话(hua)作(zuò)为(wéi)开(kāi)场(chǎng)。

The host used a joke as the opening.

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