当场 (dāngchǎng) · on the spot

当场 (dāngchǎng) means “on the spot; then and there”. It is written with 2 characters: 当 (to be) + 场 (place). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 当场 is built

What 当 is made of

⺌ — structural part
彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

What 场 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
勿wù — must not

Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

小偷被当场抓住了。Xiǎotōu bèi dāngchǎng zhuāzhù le.The thief was caught on the spot.

他当场就答应了。Tā dāngchǎng jiù dāyìng le.He agreed right then and there.

What does 当场 mean?

当场 (dāngchǎng) means “on the spot; then and there”.

How do you pronounce 当场?

当场 is pronounced dāngchǎng.

Which HSK level is 当场?

当场 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 当场 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.