Traditional surface application of urea often leads to the large amount of reactivenitrogen(N)losses，such as NH₃ and NO_xemissions，which have substantial impacts on the air pollution of Chinese cities，especially in winter. Urea point placement may have profound influences on NH₃ and NO_x emissions due to the concentrated N-fertilizer under rootzone，but there has no such information available in winter wheat fields. A field experiment in a winter wheat field conductedwhich included threetreatments:traditional 3 -split urea broadcasting(CT)； one-time urea point placement(PP)，and CK without N. The results demonstrated that the total loss of NH₃ from the point placement was negligible due to minimal NH4+-Ndiffusion into the surface soillayer，which was only 0.7% of the total applied N and 80% lower than that of the broadcastingtreatment. The point placement treatment notably minimized the daily NOfluxes，and its total NO emission only accountedfor 0.1% of the applied N. Compared with the broadcasting treatment，the point placement treatment reduced the wheat seasonal N2O emission by25%，which accounted for 0.6% of the total nitrogen application. Negligible NO and N 2O emission in the point placement treatment was attributable to the narrow range of NH4+movement(4-13 cm below the soilsurface)， high concentration around fertilizer placement and low winter temperature suppressed the microbial nitrification. The point placement treatment produced similar wheat yield compared to broadcasting due to the long-lasting fertilization effects. Inconclusion，urea point placement could provide environmental benefits without sacrificing wheat yield in winter wheat cropping systems.