# 当场 (dāngchǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 当场 (dāngchǎng) means “on the spot; at the scene”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: on the spot; at the scene
- Pinyin: dāngchǎng (dang1 chang3)
- Traditional: 當場
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

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

## Characters

- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as
- [场](https://hanziro.com/word/chang-place-venue/) (chǎng): place, venue; (measure word) for shows

https://hanziro.com/word/dang-chang-on-spot/

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