Chinese Vocabulary: Location Prepositions

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Vocabulary List

English Chinese Pronunciation
Above
以上
Shàngyǐ
Across
跨越
kuàyuè
Alongside
在旁边
zài pángbiān
Among
在其中
zài zhōngqí
At
zài
Behind
在背后
zài bèihòu
Below
在下面
zài xiàmiàn
Beside
在旁边
zài pángbiān
Between
在两者之间
zài liǎngzhě zhījiān
In
zài
In front of
在前面
zai qianmian
Inside
在里面
zai limian
Near
附近
fujin
On
zài
Outside
在外面
zai waimian
Over
在上面
zai shangmian
Throughout
遍及
bianji
Under
在下面
zài xiàmiàn
Within
在...之内
zai... zhi nei
Without
没有
meiyou.

Wizard’s Wisdom: Precise Positioning

In Chinese, the order of location prepositions is different from English. Instead of saying ‘on the table,’ you would say 桌子 上 (zhuōzi shàng), which translates to ‘table on.’ Remember this structure for accurate descriptions of locations!

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