Chinese word

就地

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiù dì

发生火灾，大家要就地撤离。fā shēng huǒ zāi dà jiā yào jiù dì chè lí

If a fire breaks out, everyone should evacuate on the spot.

事故现场应先就地取证，以免证据丢失。shì gù xiàn chǎng yīng xiān jiù dì qǔ zhèng yí miǎn zhèng jù diū shī

At the scene of an accident, evidence should first be collected on site to prevent it from being lost.

An action is carried out at the current site, with no move to another site.

当场dāng chǎng: Done directly at the scene where an event happens.
原地yuán dì: Done while remaining at the original spot.

在原地不移动地做某事，强调行动或安置在当前地点进行。zài yuán dì bù yí dòng dì zuò mǒu shì qiáng diào xíng dòng huò ān zhì zài dāng qián dì diǎn jìn xíng

就地 (jiùdì, "at the place") joins 就 (jiù, "at") with 地 (dì, "place") to express action carried out in the place where people or things already are.

English often places a location phrase after the verb, while Chinese commonly places this adverb before the verb to set the action's location.