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当场

dāng chǎng · dang chang

Traditional 當場

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. at the scene; on the spot
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Sugar painting

  1. Dengdeng

    糖画(tánghuà)是(shì)老板(lǎobǎn)当场(dāngchǎng)画(huà)的(de)。

    The sugar painting is drawn on the spot by the vendor.

  2. Liangliang

    太(tài)厉害(lìhai)了(le)！

    So amazing!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want?

  4. Liangliang

    一条(yītiáo)龙(lóng)，请(qǐng)当场(dāngchǎng)画(huà)。

    A dragon. Please draw it on the spot.

  5. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！拿(ná)起来(qǐlai)拍(pāi)照(zhào)吧(ba)！

    It is so pretty! Hold it up for a photo!

  6. Liangliang

    来不及(láibují)了(le)，我(wǒ)当场(dāngchǎng)把(bǎ)龙(lóng)吃(chī)了(le)。

    Too late. I ate the dragon on the spot.

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01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)被(bèi)卡(kǎ)车(chē)撞(zhuàng)到(dào)而(ér)且(qiě)当(dāng)场(chǎng)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)。

Tom was hit by a truck and died instantly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)当(dāng)场(chǎng)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)。

The police caught the thief on the spot.

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