Where is it?
We all lose things, and we all get lost – me more so than others. This short video is meant to help you ask where things and places are in Chinese, and understand basic locations, such as: on, under, in, in front of, behind, etc. Follow along with the video and then study the vocabulary to put it to good use.
___在哪里?
___ zài nǎ lǐ?
Where is ___?
___ 在哪儿?
___ zài nǎ 'er
Where is ____?
我的手机在哪里?
wǒ de shǒu jī zài nǎ lǐ
Where is my cell phone?
上 – shàng
on
下 – xi
under
手机在桌子上 – shǒu jī zài zhuō zi shàng
The cell phone is on the table.
手机在桌子下 – shǒu jī zài zhuō zi xi
The cell phone is under the table.
里 – lǐ
in/inside
我的书在哪里？ – wǒ de shū zài nǎ lǐ?
Where is my book?
书在背包里 – shū zài bèi bāo lǐ
The book is in the backpack.
书在桌子上 – shū zài zhuō zi shàng
The book is on the table.
手机在背包里 – shǒu jī zài bèi bāo lǐ
The cell phone is in the backpack.
前面/前边 – qián miàn/qián biān
in front of
后面/后边 – hòu miàn/hòu biān
behind
旁边 – páng biān
next to
对面 – duì miàn
across from/opposite
邮局 – yóu jú
post office
银行 – yín háng
bank
超市 – chāo shì
supermarket
地铁站 – dì tiě zhàn
subway station
医院 – yī yuàn
hospital
酒店 – jiǔ diàn
hotel
银行在哪里? – yín háng zài nǎ lǐ
Where is the bank?
银行在酒店前面 – yín háng zài jiǔ diàn qián miàn
The bank is in front of the hotel.
银行在酒店后边 – yín háng zài jiǔ diàn hòu biān
The bank is behind the hotel.
邮局在医院对面 – yóu jú zài yī yuàn duì miàn
The post office is opposite the hospital.
超市在地铁站旁边 – chāo shì zài dì tiě zhàn páng biān
The supermarket is next to the subway station.
再见 – zài jiàn
goodbye
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