压场
yā chǎng
Pinyin

Definition

压场
 - 
yā chǎng
  1. to hold the attention of an audience
  2. to serve as the finale to a show

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

商场
shāng chǎng
  1. 1 shopping mall
  2. 2 shopping center
  3. 3 department store
  4. 4 emporium
  5. 5 CL:家[jiā]
  6. 6 the business world
场
cháng
  1. 1 threshing floor
  2. 2 classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
场景
chǎng jǐng
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 scenario
  3. 3 setting
压
yā
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push down
  3. 3 to keep under (control)
  4. 4 pressure
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
市场
shì chǎng
  1. 1 marketplace
  2. 2 market (also in abstract)
广场
guǎng chǎng
  1. 1 public square
  2. 2 plaza
战场
zhàn chǎng
  1. 1 battlefield
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
机场
jī chǎng
  1. 1 airport
  2. 2 airfield
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā],處|处[chù]
现场
xiàn chǎng
  1. 1 the scene (of a crime, accident etc)
  2. 2 (on) the spot
  3. 3 (at) the site
登场
dēng chǎng
  1. 1 to go on stage
  2. 2 fig. to appear on the scene
  3. 3 used in advertising to mean new product
立场
lì chǎng
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 standpoint
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
职场
zhí chǎng
  1. 1 workplace
  2. 2 workforce (of a nation or industry etc)
  3. 3 job market
上场
shàng chǎng
  1. 1 on stage
  2. 2 to go on stage
  3. 3 to take the field
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
中场
zhōng chǎng
  1. 1 middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
  2. 2 midfield
  3. 3 mid-court (in sports)
  4. 4 half-time
  5. 5 intermission half-way through a performance
主场
zhǔ chǎng
  1. 1 home ground (sports)
  2. 2 home field
  3. 3 main venue
  4. 4 main stadium
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
停车场
tíng chē chǎng
  1. 1 parking lot
  2. 2 car park
入场
rù chǎng
  1. 1 to enter the venue for a meeting
  2. 2 to enter into an examination
  3. 3 to enter a stadium, arena etc

Idioms (12)

以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
  1. 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
  1. 1 to die in battle (idiom)
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ
  1. 1 the show must go on (idiom)
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
  1. 1 city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
  1. 1 although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
  2. 2 apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
  3. 3 for want of a nail the battle was lost
竹篮打水，一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
  1. 1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn
  1. 1 it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
逢场作戏
féng chǎng zuò xì
  1. 1 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
  2. 2 to play along according to local conditions

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