"(on) the spot" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot |   |
| 当场 | dāng chǎng | at the scene / on the spot | |
| 当即 | dāng jí | at once / on the spot | |
| 就地 | jiù dì | locally / on the spot | |
| 案发 | àn fā | (of a crime) to occur / (old) (of a crime) to be discovered / to investigate a crime on the spot | |
| 当 |  dāng | to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at | |
| 下不了台 | xià bu liǎo tái | to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully / to be put on the spot / to be embarrassed | |
| 掐算 | qiā suàn | to count with one's fingers / on the spot calculation | |
| 踏 | tà | to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot | |
| 就地正法 | jiù dì zhèng fǎ | to execute on the spot (idiom) / summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot | |
| 立地成佛 | lì dì chéng fó | to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes | |
| 放下屠刀，立地成佛 | fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó | lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes | |
| 踏查 | tà chá | to investigate on the spot | |
| 踏看 | tà kàn | to investigate on the spot | |
| 踏访 | tà fǎng | to interview people on the spot / to go around and make inquiries | |
| 下不来台 | xià bù lái tái | to be put on the spot / to find oneself in an awkward situation | |
| 现做 | xiàn zuò | to make (food) on the spot / freshly-made | |
| 现炒现卖 | xiàn chǎo xiàn mài | lit. to fry and sell on the spot / fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school | |
| 现付 | xiàn fù | to pay on the spot | |
