当 當 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 syn 处 處 chù (bound form) place / locality / (bound form) part / aspect / (bound form) office / department / bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point syn 尸体 屍體 shī tǐ corpse / dead body syn 现场 現場 xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 死者 sǐ zhě the dead / the deceased syn 具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies syn 角落 jiǎo luò corner (of a room, courtyard etc) / (fig.) remote spot / nook syn 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 枪杀 槍殺 qiāng shā to shoot dead 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 当场 當場 dāng chǎng at the scene / on the spot syn 遗体 遺體 yí tǐ remains (of a dead person) syn 再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn 死尸 死屍 sǐ shī corpse / dead body syn 地雷 dì léi land mine (CL:顆|颗[ke1]) / (fig.) sore point / weak spot 考察 kǎo chá to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation syn 半死 bàn sǐ half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb syn 死胡同 sǐ hú tòng dead end / blind alley syn 案发 案發 àn fā (of a crime) to occur / (old) (of a crime) to be discovered / to investigate a crime on the spot 斑点 斑點 bān diǎn spot / stain / speckle syn 绝地 絕地 jué dì danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars) syn 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery syn 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn highlight / bright spot syn 车位 車位 chē wèi parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi 走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate syn 尸骨 屍骨 shī gǔ skeleton of the dead syn 击毙 擊斃 jī bì to kill / to shoot dead 枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad / to shoot dead / fig. to discard / to get rid of syn 胜地 勝地 shèng dì well-known scenic spot syn 安葬 ān zàng to bury (the dead) syn 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead syn 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster syn 找茬 zhǎo chá to pick fault with / to spot the differences / to nitpick / to pick a quarrel / to find complaint with 陪葬 péi zàng to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects) syn 遗骸 遺骸 yí hái (dead) human remains syn 死伤 死傷 sǐ shāng casualties / dead and injured syn 盲点 盲點 máng diǎn blind spot 颅骨 顱骨 lú gǔ skull (of a dead body) syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest syn 死气沉沉 死氣沉沉 sǐ qì chén chén dead atmosphere / lifeless / spiritless syn 痛处 痛處 tòng chù sore spot / place that hurts syn 落叶 落葉 luò yè dead leaves / to lose leaves (of plants) / deciduous 尸首 屍首 shī shou corpse / carcass / dead body syn 景点 景點 jǐng diǎn tourist attraction / scenic spot syn 假死 jiǎ sǐ suspended animation / feigned death / to play dead syn 点播 點播 diǎn bō webcast / to request item for broadcast on radio program / dibble seeding / spot seeding syn 就地 jiù dì locally / on the spot syn 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 踏步 tà bù stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill syn 末路 mò lù dead end / impasse / end of the road / final days syn 异物 異物 yì wù rarity / rare delicacy / foreign matter / alien body / the dead / ghost / monstrosity / alien life-form syn 原处 原處 yuán chù original spot / previous place / where it was before 黑斑 hēi bān dark spot or blotch on the skin 遗骨 遺骨 yí gǔ (dead) human remains syn 兵马俑 兵馬俑 bīng mǎ yǒng figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead / Terracotta Army (historic site) syn 尸身 shī shēn corpse / dead body syn 浴场 浴場 yù chǎng bathing spot syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom) / to take advantage of a lapse 抽查 chōu chá random inspection / to do a spot check 庐山 廬山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot 扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) syn 当即 當即 dāng jí at once / on the spot syn 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) / ruined and orphaned / destitute and homeless syn 名胜 名勝 míng shèng a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL:處|处[chu4] syn 盲区 盲區 máng qū blind spot 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 望见 望見 wàng jiàn to espy / to spot syn 幽魂 yōu hún ghost / spirit (of the dead) syn 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 死海 sǐ hǎi the Dead Sea 白骨 bái gǔ bones of the dead syn 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 现场会 現場會 xiàn chǎng huì on-the-spot meeting 黄斑 黃斑 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot 正当中 正當中 zhèng dāng zhōng dead center / the very middle syn 抽检 抽檢 chōu jiǎn sampling / spot check / random test 载重量 載重量 zài zhòng liàng dead weight / weight capacity of a vehicle 殉葬 xùn zàng (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased / (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead syn 陶俑 táo yǒng a pottery figurine buried with the dead 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn 没了 沒了 méi le to be dead / not to be, or cease to exist 去死 qù sǐ go to hell! / drop dead! 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 不在了 bù zài le to be dead / to have passed away 软肋 軟肋 ruǎn lèi rib cartilage / (fig.) weak spot / soft underbelly 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 没电 沒電 méi diàn discharged / flat / dead (of batteries) 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on / dead set on sth / unswerving syn 清明节 清明節 qīng míng jié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) 死穴 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel 早死 zǎo sǐ to die while still relatively young / to have been dead (for some years) 枯木 kū mù dead tree 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom) syn 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 