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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

  • 房间里有一只小猫。

    Fángjiān li yǒu yì zhī xiǎo māo.

    There is a little cat in the room.

  • 我们去书店外吧。

    Wǒmen qù shūdiàn wài ba.

    Let's go outside the bookstore.

  • 小雪的手机在桌子上呢。

    Xiǎoxuě de shǒujī zài zhuōzi shang ne.

    Xiaoxue's phone is on the table.