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    Expressing 'playground' or 'sports field' with 操场 (cāochǎng)

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    Explanation

    操场 (cāochǎng) means 'playground,' 'sports field,' or 'athletic ground.' It typically refers to an outdoor exercise area at a school. For example, 学校运动操场 means 'school sports field.'

    Examples

    • 放学后,孩子们都在操场上踢足球。

      Fàngxué hòu, háizimen dōu zài cāochǎng shàng tī zúqiú.

      After school, the children are all playing soccer on the playground.

    • 我们学校的操场很大,可以同时做很多运动。

      Wǒmen xuéxiào de cāochǎng hěn dà, kěyǐ tóngshí zuò hěn duō yùndòng.

      Our school's playground is very big; you can do many sports at the same time.

    • 每天早上老师带我们去操场跑步。

      Měi tiān zǎoshang lǎoshī dài wǒmen qù cāochǎng pǎobù.

      Every morning the teacher takes us to the playground to run.

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