下场

In Mandarin Chinese, 下场 (xiàchang) means “bad end; outcome; to leave the field”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

1. bad end
2. outcome
3. to leave the field

Other readings: xiàchǎng — to leave the stage or playing field; (historical) to sit an imperial examination