Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

258 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

3. Stating location (Use and Structure note 13.7)

In Chinese, indicate the location of the girl with respect to the bus.

4. Location phrases: Long forms and short forms (Use and Structure notes 13.7, 13.9)

Restate each of these location phrases in the short form and then translate the phrase to
English, as in the example.

Example:

車 zhàn 的 lHbiAn → 車 zhàn lH inside the station

a. shAn 的上 biAn →

b. hú 的 lHbiAn →

c. 門的 wàibiAn →

d. 書的上 biAn →

e. 電 nFo 的下 biAn →

f. 電 yHngyuàn 的 lHbiAn →

5. There is a person outside of the door (Use and Structure note 13.8)

The following sentences state that there is something at a location. Rewrite each sentence,
saying that the thing is located at the location, as in the example. Translate the sentences
where indicated.

a. b.

__

(to the right of the bus)

____

(to the left of the bus)

c. (^) d.

__

(in the bus)

___

(on top of the bus)