Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 25
在哪儿Where is it
Preposition 在 + location. Direction words. Cultural §2: bargaining.
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在哪儿— Where is it
- 文山高朋, 商店在哪儿?Where's the shop?
- 高朋商店在前边.Shop's ahead.
- 文山前边? 左还是右?Ahead? Left or right?
- 高朋左. 大商场在右.Left. The big mall is on the right.
- 文山我家在哪儿?Where's my home?
- 高朋在商店后, 商场前.Behind the shop, in front of the mall.
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上下里外— Up Down In Out
- 白月文山, 你的书在哪儿?Where's your book?
- 文山在桌子上. 书在桌子下.On the desk. The pen's under.
- 白月杯子里有水吗?Water in the cup?
- 文山没有. 杯子外是水果.No. Fruit's outside the cup.
- 白月好! 我去拿.OK! I'll get it.
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- 在
prepositionat; on (preposition)
- 上
nounon; up (revisit)
- 下
noundown; below
- 里
nouninside (revisit)
- 外
nounoutside
- 前
nounfront
- 后
nounbehind
- 左
nounleft
- 右
nounright
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- 前
front
前边 qiánbiān — in front前面 qiánmiàn — in front (of); ahead以前 yǐqián — before; in the past- 边
side; edge
旁边 pángbiān — side; next to这边 zhèbiān — this side那边 nàbiān — that side- 左
left
左边 zuǒbiān — left side; on the left- 右
right
右边 yòubiān — right side; on the right- 后
behind (revisit Bk1 ch6)
后边 hòubiān — behind后面 hòumiàn — behind; at the back然后 ránhòu — after that
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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zàiat; on (preposition)Writing
lǐinsideWriting
wàioutsideWriting
qiánfrontRecognition
hòubehind (revisit Bk1 ch6)Recognition
zuǒleftRecognition
yòurightRecognition
xiàdown (revisit ch3)Recognition
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Preposition 在 + location
Explanation
在 + location = "at/in + place." Pattern: Subject + 在 + place + V (我在商店买). Or as predicate: 我在家. Locatives stack: 桌子上 / 家里 / 学校外.
Examples
- 我在商店买东西.I'm shopping at the store.
- 书在桌子上.The book is on the desk.
- 他在家里.He's at home.
- 商店在哪儿?Where is the shop?
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商店和买东西Shops and shopping
In China, different shops have different shopping conventions.
Big malls
In big malls, prices are fixed — no negotiation. Browse, buy if you want, leave if not.
Small shops and markets
Small shops, tourist markets, sidewalk vendors — bargaining works. Say 太贵了 ('too expensive') and see if they come down. 70 or 80 is fine.
What to say
Start with 多少钱? ('how much?'). Then say 太贵了, 少一点 ('too pricey, can you go a bit lower?'). If they don't budge, say 我看一下 ('let me look around') and come back later.
Shopping in China — take your time! A little bargaining is friendly too.
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