Position words: 上, 下, 里, 外, 前, 后
From the lesson “My father also works at a hospital”
Structure
Place / Thing + 上 / 下 / 里 / 外 / 前 / 后
本册学习的表达方向、位置的方位词有:上、下、里、外、前、后、外边。 Position words come after the noun, not before it: 桌子上 (on the table), 桌子下 (under the table), 房间里 (in the room), 书店前 (in front of the bookstore). This is just like Bangla: টেবিলের ওপরে, ঘরের ভিতরে.
Examples
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房间里有一只小猫。
Fángjiān li yǒu yì zhī xiǎo māo.
There is a little cat in the room.
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我们去书店外吧。
Wǒmen qù shūdiàn wài ba.
Let's go outside the bookstore.
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小雪的手机在桌子上呢。
Xiǎoxuě de shǒujī zài zhuōzi shang ne.
Xiaoxue's phone is on the table.