"Spot" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site
 bān spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated
 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer
 bān diǎn spot / stain / speckle
 wàng jiàn to espy / to spot
 chù place / location / spot / point / office / department / bureau / respect / classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
 bān kuài patch / spot / (medicine) plaque
 mò zì ink stain / ink blot / spot / smudge
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 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest
 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot
 jǐng diǎn scenic spot / place of interest (tourism)
 dāng chǎng at the scene / on the spot
 liàng diǎn highlight / bright spot
 diǎn bō webcast / to request item for broadcast on radio program / dibble seeding / spot seeding
 dāng jí at once / on the spot
 chōu chá random inspection / to do a spot check
 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4]
 shèng dì well-known scenic spot
 jiù dì locally / on the spot
 Lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
 chē wèi parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi
 àn fā (of a crime) to occur / (old) (of a crime) to be discovered / to investigate a crime on the spot
 dì léi landmine / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) sore point / weak spot
 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme
 jué dì danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars)
 chōu jiǎn sampling / spot check / random test
 yù chǎng bathing spot
 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
 ruǎn lèi rib cartilage / (fig.) weak spot / soft underbelly
 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before
 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel
 zhǎo chá to pick fault with / to spot the differences / to nitpick / to pick a quarrel / to find complaint with
 máng diǎn blind spot
 hēi bān dark spot or blotch on the skin
 tòng chù sore spot / place that hurts
 máng qū blind spot
 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
 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom) / to take advantage of a lapse
 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage
 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot
 xià bu liǎo tái to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully / to be put on the spot / to be embarrassed
 diǎn hàn spot welding
 sǐ diǎn blind spot / dead center
 xiù bān rust spot / blemish (on plants)
 qiā suàn to count with one's fingers / on the spot calculation
 tà to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot
 jiù dì zhèng fǎ to execute on the spot (idiom) / summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot
 lu:è jiàn yī bān lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) / fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
 kuī bào yī bān lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom) / fig. a restricted view
 lì dì chéng fó to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
 chóng zú ér lì rooted to the spot (idiom) / too terrified to move
 yī yǔ zhòng dì to hit the mark with a comment (idiom) / to say sth spot on
 sǐ qū dead zone / blind spot
 fàng shè xìng zuì qiáng diǎn radioactive hot spot
 qiáng fú shè qū radioactive hot spot
 shàn level spot for sacrifices
 Yuè yáng Lóu Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2] / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
 yī shǐ zhòng dì to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
 nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) / to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point
 yǎ diǎn blind spot / dead spot
 Aì wǎn Tíng Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 / in Hubei, famous beauty spot
 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
 kuī bào lit. to see one spot on a leopard / fig. a restricted view
 tà chá to investigate on the spot
 tà kàn to investigate on the spot
访 tà fǎng to interview people on the spot / to go around and make inquiries
 chóng lì jiù yóu to revisit / to return to a previously visited spot
 jìng qū silent zone / blind spot / dead space
 jiǎn bān alkali spot
 diǎn dī shì yàn spot check
 G diǎn Gräfenberg Spot / G-Spot
 jí shí bào gào spot report
 wū rǎn rè diǎn pollution hot spot
 fàng shè xìng rè diǎn radioactivity hot spot
 fú shè rè diǎn radioactivity hot spot
 ōu zhōu hǎi yù bian yuán shēng tài xì tǒng yán jiū rè diǎn Hot spot Ecosystems Research on the Margins of the European Seas
 shēng wù duō yàng xìng rè diǎn biodiversity hot spot
广广 guǎng bō guǎng gào radio commercial / radio spot
 dìng diǎn tàn cè spot sounding / sounding
  spot values
  trouble spot
  spot elevation / spot height
  hot spot volcanism
  spot demining
  indication spot
  mutation hot spot / mutational hot spot
 ā shì xué painful point (in acupuncture) / ashi point / tender spot
 xià bù lái tái to be put on the spot / to find oneself in an awkward situation
 xiàn zuò to make (food) on the spot / freshly-made
 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
 huà wèi (Tw) to divide up an area / to assign a spot / to allocate a seat / one's assigned spot
 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
 xiàn fù to pay on the spot
𫮃 shàn level spot for sacrifices
 shì fēi zhī dì trouble spot / sketchy area
 yuán tū spot baldness (alopecia areata)
 bān tū spot baldness (alopecia areata)
 bà dào zǒng cái handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status)
 guǐ tì tóu spot baldness (alopecia areata)
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