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From :   john

Date : 2009-03-26 / 03:26PM

Ni hao ma?

Ok, can you help me translate these prepositions into mandarin?

The list goes:

Inside of: he’s inside the library
Outside of: he’s outside the library
left of: there are lots of stores left to the street.

right of: the restaurant is on the right.
across: the restaurant is across the street.
straight: go straight! The library is straight ahead.
behind: I’m behind the library. My book is behind his book.
under of: my book is underneath his table. He is hiding underneath the car.
top of: I’m on top of him. I’m on top of the mountain.
at the corner of: the library is at the corner.
end of: Starbucks is at the end of the road.
on: my book is on the table.
close to : I’m close to the library. the library is closer to the embassy.
far from: The embassy is far from here. China is too far from the USA.

Can you give me the word order rule using these prepositions?

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-03-26 / 05:04PM

Hi John, here are the examples:

right of = zài ….yǒu biān
The restaurant is on the right = fàn diàn zài yǒu biān

across = zài…duì miàn
The restaurant is across the street = fàn diàn zài mǎ lù duì miàn

straight = yì zhí
go straight! = yì zhí zǒu

straight ahead/ in front of = zài…. qián miàn

behind = zài…hòu miàn

I’m behind the library = wǒ zài tú shū guǎn hòu miàn

under = zài….xià miàn
My book is underneath his table = wǒ de shū zài tā de zhuō zi xià miàn

top of/ on = zài….shàng miàn
I’m on top of the mountain = wǒ zài shān shàng miàn

at the corner of = zài guǎi jiǎo chù
The library is at the corner = Tú shū guǎn zài guǎi jiǎo chù

end of = zài….jìn tóu
Starbucks is at the end of the road = xīng bā kè zài lù jìn tóu

close to = kào jìn
I’m close to the library = wǒ kào jìn tú shū guǎn
the library is closer to the embassy = tú shū guǎn kào jìn dà shǐ guǎn

far from = lí…..hěn yuǎn
The embassy is far from here = dà shǐ guǎn lí zhè li hěn yuǎn



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 john hotmail.com 
2009-03-27 / 03:46AM

Thank you benny you’re the best!!!

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