# 开场 (kāichǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开场 (kāichǎng) means “to begin; to open (a show)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to begin; to open (a show)
- Pinyin: kāichǎng (kai1 chang3)
- Traditional: 開場
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 音乐会马上就要开场了。
  Yīnyuèhuì mǎshàng jiù yào kāichǎng le.
  The concert is about to begin.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- [场](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-place-venue/) (chǎng): place, venue; (measure word) for shows

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-chang-begin/

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