Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 27

我家在那儿My home is over there

Wǒ jiā zài nàr

Buildings & places.

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我家在那儿— My home is over there

  1. 高朋wénshān, jiāzàiér?Where's your home?
  2. 文山jiāzàidezuǒbiān. ge lóu.Left of the main road. In that big building.
  3. 高朋fángjiān?Which room?
  4. 文山shílóuhào. fángjiānyǒuchuáng.Floor 10, #5. The room has a big bed.
  5. 高朋xuéxiàone?And the school?
  6. 文山zàixuéxiào, jiàoxuélóupángbiān. shūguǎnzàiér.In the school, next to the teaching building. Library's there too.
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门外的人— Someone outside the door

  1. 大友gāopéng, shuízàiménwài?Who's outside the door?
  2. 高朋péngyǒu. zàiwàibiān.My friend. He's outside.
  3. 大友qǐnglái! fángjiānyǒuzi.Tell him to come! There are chairs inside.
  4. 高朋hǎo. zidepángbiānshìchuáng, mendōuzuò.OK. Beside the chair's a bed, we all sit.
  5. 大友tàihǎole! chá.Great! Tea together.
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xuéxiào

nounschool

jiàoxuélóu

nounteaching building

shūguǎn

nounlibrary

fángjiān

nounroom

fángzi

nounhouse

lóu

nounbuilding

nounroad

mén

noundoor

chuáng

nounbed

zi

nounchair

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road

走路 zǒu lù — walk路上 lùshang — on the way; in the course of a journey路线 lùxiàn — route; itinerary
lóu

building

教学楼 jiàoxuélóu — teaching building

(in 房间)

房间 fángjiān — room房子 fángzi — house
chuáng

bed (Bk2)

起床 qǐ chuáng — get up

(in 图书馆 = library)

图书馆 túshūguǎn — library

(in 图书馆 = library)

图书馆 túshūguǎn — library体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gym; sports hall
mén

door

出门 chū//mén — leave home; go out大门 dàmén — front gate; main entrance

(in 椅子)

椅子 yǐzi — chair
zuò

sit; ride

坐下 zuòxia — sit down
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lóubuildingWriting

13 strokesleft-rightradical 木

roadWriting

13 strokesleft-rightradical 足

méndoorWriting

3 strokesstandalone

fáng(in 房间)Recognition

8 strokesenclosure

chuángbedRecognition

7 strokesenclosure

(in 椅子)Recognition

12 strokesleft-rightradical 木

xiàoschool (in 学校)Recognition

10 strokesleft-rightradical 木

jiāoteach (revisit Bk1 ch11)Recognition

11 strokesleft-right

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Pinning down location

Explanation

Continuation of ch10. With composite locatives: 学校里 / 教学楼前 / 房子的左边. Q: X 在哪儿? A: X 在 [place] [上/下/里/外...].

Examples

  • 我家在大路的左边.My home is left of the main road.
  • 图书馆在学校里.The library is in the school.
  • 床在房间中间.Bed is in the middle of the room.
  • 门外有人.Someone's outside the door.

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