当场

• 拼音: dāng chǎng
• 汉字拆解: 当 (at that time) + 场 = 土 (earth) + 昜 (phonetic)

含义

On the spot; then and there; immediately at that moment and place.

Emphasizes that something happens right at the time and place of an event, without delay. Often used for dramatic or decisive actions, whether positive (catching someone red-handed) or emotional reactions.

例句

1. 小偷被当场抓住，没有任何逃跑的机会。
2. 听到这个好消息，她当场就哭了出来。
3. 他当场拒绝了对方的无理要求。

用法指南

语境: news, storytelling, everyday

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 他当场就答应了。(He agreed on the spot.)
• 证据确凿，当场认罪。(With solid evidence, he confessed on the spot.)

错误说法

• '当场'强调即时性——如果事后才发生，不要用'当场'，用'后来'或'之后' (当场 emphasizes immediacy — don't use it for things that happened later; use 后来 or 之后 instead)

起源与历史

Compound of 当 (at that moment) + 场 (场合, scene/occasion), meaning right at the scene.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal