在场

zài chǎng

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to be present
2. to be on the scene

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 缺席 quē xí 缺席 quē xí absence 未在场，与“在场”意思相反。: absence

Related words

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• 到场 dào chǎng 到场 dào chǎng to show up 强调到达某个地点，与“在场”都涉及存在。: to show up

Synonyms

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• 出席 chū xí 出席 chū xí to attend 用于正式场合，表示参加会议、活动等。: to attend

Usage notes

Collocations

“在场”常用在正式或法律语境，比如“在场证明”、“在场人员”，较少用于日常对话中表示简单的“在”。

Common mistakes

“在场”不能直接带宾语，不能说“我他人在场”，应说“我人在场”或加上介词结构如“我在场时”。

Example Sentences

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事故发生时，他正好 在场 。

When the accident happened, he happened to be present.

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Child Words of 在场

• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 场 场 cháng: threshing floor
• 场 场 chǎng: large place used for a specific purpose