Location Words
外面 wàimiàn (= lit.: out, side)
里面 lǐmiàn (= lit.: in, side)
上面shàngmiàn (= lit.: on top, side)
下面 xiàmiàn (= underneath, under; lit.: below, side)
东面 dōngmiàn (= in the east, eastwards; lit.: east, side)
Location words are used In order to indicate the position of something in relation to something else.
车 | 外 | 面 | 。 |
chē | wài | miàn | _ |
car | outside | face | _ |
vehicle | outside, exterior | 。 |
Outside the car. |
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车 | 里 | 面 | 。 |
chē | lǐ | miàn | _ |
car | inside | face | _ |
vehicle | inside, interior | 。 |
Inside the car. |
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书 | 上 | 面 | 。 |
shū | shàng | miàn | _ |
book | on top | face | _ |
book | on top of, hierarchy: higher level | 。 |
On top of the book. |
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书 | 下 | 面 | 。 |
shū | xià | miàn | _ |
book | under | face | _ |
book | underneath, under, hierarchy: lower level | 。 |
Underneath the book. |
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德 | 国 | 东 | 面 | 。 |
dé | guó | dōng | miàn | _ |
virtue | country | east | face | _ |
Germany | east | face, side, noodle, scale | 。 |
In the east of Germany. |
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