Usage note
场常作量词，也可以表示一个地方或一次活动。
chǎng cháng zuò liàng cí， yě kě yǐ biǎo shì yí gè dì fāng huò yí cì huó dòng。
场 is often a measure word and can also mean a place or one event.
Context note
场常出现在比赛、雨雪和地点描述里。
chǎng cháng chū xiàn zài bǐ sài 、 yǔ xuě hé dì diǎn miáo shù lǐ。
场 often appears in competitions, rain/snow, and place descriptions.
5 examples
一场比赛。
yì chǎng bǐ sài。
One match.
一场雨。
yì chǎng yǔ。
A rain shower.
操场很大。
cāo chǎng hěn dà。
The playground is very big.
这场活动很精彩。
zhè chǎng huó dòng hěn jīng cǎi。
This event is wonderful.
我们看了一场电影。
wǒ men kàn le yì chǎng diàn yǐng。
We watched a movie.
5 mini stories
今天有一场比赛，大家都很期待。
jīn tiān yǒu yì chǎng bǐ sài， dà jiā dōu hěn qī dài。
There is a match today, and everyone is looking forward to it.
昨天晚上下了一场大雨。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng xià le yì chǎng dà yǔ。
Last night there was a heavy rain shower.
操场上有很多同学在跑步。
cāo chǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō tóng xué zài pǎo bù。
There are many classmates running on the playground.
这场表演很精彩，大家都鼓掌了。
zhè chǎng biǎo yǎn hěn jīng cǎi， dà jiā dōu gǔ zhǎng le。
This performance was wonderful, and everyone applauded.
我看了一场很有趣的故事电影。
wǒ kàn le yì chǎng hěn yǒu qù de gù shì diàn yǐng。
I watched a very interesting story movie.
Mini dialogue
足球比赛
A
今天下午我们去足球场踢球吧！
Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒmen qù zúqiú chǎng tī qiú ba!
Let's go to the football field to play this afternoon!
B
好啊，那个场很大，我们可以跑得很快。
Hǎo a, nàge chǎng hěn dà, wǒmen kěyǐ pǎo de hěn kuài.
Okay, that field is big, we can run very fast.
市场买菜
A
妈妈，市场里有什么？
Māma, shìchǎng lǐ yǒu shénme?
Mom, what is there in the market?
B
市场里有水果和蔬菜，我们常去那个场买东西。
Shìchǎng lǐ yǒu shuǐguǒ hé shūcài, wǒmen cháng qù nàge chǎng mǎi dōngxi.
There are fruits and vegetables in the market. We often go to that place to buy things.
Related words and contrasts
related
广场
guǎngchǎng
square; plaza
A large open area in a city, like a town square.
related
操场
cāochǎng
playground; sports field
A field at school for playing and exercise.