HSK 6 · Time

当场 dāngchǎng “on the spot” in Chinese

Traditional 當場

What 当场 means

  1. on the spot
  2. at the scene

How to say 当场

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale当dāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale场chǎng3rd tone, dipping

当场 in a sentence

  1. 他当场就同意了。

    Tā dāngchǎng jiù tóngyì le.

    He agreed on the spot.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 她在比赛中当场写了一首诗。

    Tā zài bǐsài zhōng dāngchǎng xiě le yì shǒu shī.

    She wrote a poem on the spot during the competition.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 当场 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 当 (dāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
当dāngdong
  • ⺌small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 彐snout · jì
The character 场 (chǎng) with each of its parts in a different colour
场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 勿must not · wù

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 昜 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chǎng.

Memory aidEarth 土 gives the meaning: an open piece of ground.

How to write 当场

当 6 strokes · 场 6 strokes

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当场 (dāngchǎng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 当场 (dāngchǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 当场

Words with 当

当然dāngrán · of course当dāng · to act as当时dāngshí · then当地dāngdì · local当心dāngxīn · to be careful上当shàngdàng · to be fooled相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary当前dāngqián · current

Words with 场

机场jīchǎng · airport商场shāngchǎng · shopping mall球场qiúchǎng · (sports) court场chǎng · measure word for events: a spell (of rain)广场guǎngchǎng · public square操场cāochǎng · playground市场shìchǎng · marketplace场所chǎngsuǒ · place现场xiànchǎng · scene场合chǎnghé · occasion

More words: Time & Sequence

朝代cháodài · dynasty成天chéngtiān · all day long次序cìxù · order诞辰dànchén · birthday (of a respected person)当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary当前dāngqián · current丁dīng · fourth (in a series)

FAQs

当场 (dāngchǎng) means “on the spot” or “at the scene”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dāngchǎng: dāng with a 1st tone, then chǎng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 当场 is written 當場. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dangchang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 当场 from the suggestions. Typing dangchang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
当场 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.