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收场

shōu chǎng

2-character word Traditional 收場

What 收场 means

1. the end
2. an ending
3. to wind down
4. to conclude

The characters in 收场

• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
• 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)

Example sentences

• 我喜欢以悲剧收场的故事。
  Wǒ xǐhuan yǐ bēijù shōuchǎng de gùshi.
  I like stories that have sad endings.
• 我们的对话总是以争吵收场。
  Wǒmen de duìhuà zǒngshì yǐ zhēngchǎo shōuchǎng.
  Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
• 我尝试过很多东西，但最后都失败收场。
  Wǒ chángshì guo hěn duō dōngxi, dàn zuì hòu dōu shībài shōuchǎng.
  I tried many things but failed after all.

Words containing 收场

• 草草收场cǎo cǎo shōu chǎngto rush to conclude a matter; to end up abruptly