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Chinese symbol for “interlude”

过场
guò chǎng
Traditional: 過場
interlude; to cross the stage; to do sth as a mere formality; to go through the motions

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interlude is 过场 (guò chǎng), defined as: interlude; to cross the stage; to do sth as a mere formality; to go through the motions.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

过 guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
场 chǎng
field, open space; market, square; stage
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “interlude”

WordPinyinMeaning
间奏 (間奏)jiān zòuinterlude (music)
穿插chuān chāto insert; to take turns, alternate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 过场.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
过去 (過去)guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
市场 (市場)shì chǎngmarketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
现场 (現場)xiàn chǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot
机场 (機場)jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship

See also: Japanese symbol for “interlude”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.