Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 26
桌子旁边Beside the table
Say where things are with beside, in the middle, this side and that side, and join two nouns with 的, as in 桌子的旁边.
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在桌子旁边— Next to the table
- 白月文山, 我的手机在哪儿?Wen Shan, where's my phone?
- 文山在桌子旁边.Next to the table.
- 白月我看见了. 我的书呢?I see it. And where's my book?
- 文山在地上, 桌子下边. 你看!On the floor, under the table. Look!
- 白月我的杯子呢?And my cup?
- 文山在桌子中间.In the middle of the table.
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这边那边— This side, that side
- 文山白月, 商店在这边还是那边?Bai Yue, is the shop this side or that?
- 白月这边. 商场在那边.This side. Mall's the other side.
- 文山商店里边有什么?What's in the shop?
- 白月里边有水果, 外边有衣服.Fruit inside, clothes outside.
- 文山我去这边看一下.I'll have a look here.
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- 旁边
nounnext to
- 中间
nounmiddle
- 这边
nounthis side
- 那边
nounthat side
- 上边
nounon top
- 下边
noununderneath
- 里边
nouninside
- 外边
nounoutside
- 前边
nounin front
- 后边
nounbehind
- 看见
verbto see
- 地上
nounon the floor; on the ground
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- 旁
side
旁边 pángbiān — side; next to- 走
walk
走路 zǒu lù — walk走过去 zǒu guò qù — walk over (V + complement chain: 走 + 过 + 去)
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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pángsideWriting
biānside; edgeWriting
zhōngmiddleWriting
jiānbetweenRecognition
zhèthisRecognition
nàthatRecognition
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Attributive — A 的 B
Explanation
A 的 B = "A's B" / "B of A." 我的书 ("my book"); 中国的菜 ("Chinese food"). Same for locations: 桌子的旁边 = 桌子旁边. In fixed compounds, 的 can drop: 我妈妈 / 中国朋友 are also fine.
Examples
- 桌子的旁边有一本书.Beside the table is a book.
- 我家的左边是商店.A shop is left of my home.
- 杯子的里边有水.There's water in the cup.
- 中间的菜大家都吃.Everyone shares the dishes in the middle.
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有 and 在
Explanation
If you know the thing and want to say where it is, use 在: 我的手机在桌子旁边 (my phone is next to the table). If you know the place and want to say what's there, use 有: 里边有水果 (there's fruit inside). After 在 comes a place. After 有 comes a thing.
Examples
- 我的手机在桌子旁边.My phone is next to the table.
- 里边有水果.There's fruit inside.
- 商店在前边. 前边有商店.The shop is ahead. There's a shop ahead.
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