to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts

hot spot / point of special interest

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

at the scene; on the spot

the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site

(bound form) place; locality / (bound form) part; aspect / (bound form) office; department; bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point

to inspect / to observe and study / on-the-spot investigation

locally / on the spot

tourist attraction; scenic spot

(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on

parking space; parking spot

to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot

a place famous for its scenery or historical relics / scenic spot / CL: 處｜处

on-the-spot meeting

general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot

liver spot; age spot

to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate

(bird species of China) spot-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus)

on-the-spot live broadcast

spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer

silent zone / blind spot / dead space

highlight / bright spot

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

to espy / to spot

parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi

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

corner (of a room, courtyard etc) / (fig.) remote spot; nook

lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme

to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)

(of a crime) to occur / (old) (of a crime) to be discovered / to investigate a crime on the spot

to pick fault with / to spot the differences / to nitpick / to pick a quarrel / to find complaint with

trouble spot / sketchy area

land mine (CL:顆｜颗) / (fig.) sore point; weak spot

blind spot

webcast / to request item for broadcast on radio program / dibble seeding / spot seeding

to make (food) on the spot / freshly-made

at once / on the spot

lit. to fry and sell on the spot / fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school

random inspection / to do a spot check

on-the-spot report

spot / stain / speckle

to be put on the spot / to find oneself in an awkward situation

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

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)

sampling / spot check / random test

to be unable to extricate oneself gracefully / to be put on the spot / to be embarrassed

spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated

to count with one's fingers / on the spot calculation

sudden unannounced investigation / on-the-spot inspection / to search without notification

lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

see 廬山市｜庐山市 / Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot

(anatomy) costal cartilage / (fig.) weak spot; weak link; vulnerability

on-the-spot meeting

Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓｜黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣｜滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi

lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

blind spot

Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 in Hubei, famous beauty spot

macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot

original spot / previous place / where it was before

spot welding

to extract (juice, oil etc) on the spot; freshly squeezed

stride / to step (on the spot) / to mark time / at a standstill

dark spot or blotch on the skin

to test a random sample; to spot-check

well-known scenic spot

(bird species of China) spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis)

water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage

(coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traffic)

blind spot / dead spot

rooted to the spot (idiom); too terrified to move

same as 斑竹, mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 and Nüying 女英, known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃) upon learning of his death

sore spot / place that hurts

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

eye floaters (moving spots in the eye's vitreous humor)

(bird species of China) spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars)

alkali spot

(Tw) to divide up an area / to assign a spot; to allocate a seat / one's assigned spot

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view

(fig.) sore spot

to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot

sunburn spots (on skin)

bathing spot

to revisit / to return to a previously visited spot

(TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point

lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point

historical sites and scenic spots

it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots?

to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)

lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel

on-the-spot interview

to investigate on the spot

ink stain / ink blot / spot / smudge

patch / spot / (medicine) plaque

lit. to see one spot on a leopard / fig. a restricted view

to visit scenic spots

(bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus)