Ch. 15

• qiánmiàn
• Qiánbian

in front of

N

Cānguān

to visit

V

Huānyíng

to welcome

V

• Lǐbian
• Lǐmiàn

inside

N

Lǐ

inside

V

Chúfáng

kitchen

N

Gōngyòng

share

V 

Gōngyòng de

comunnal, for public use

Adj

Pángbiān

beside, nearby

N

Jìn

to enter

V

Kètīng

living room

N

Zǒu

to walk

V

Duìmiàn

opposite

N

Cāntīng

dining room

N

• Xǐzǎo jiān
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bathroom, restroom, washroom (in houses, w/ shower)

N

Wòshì

bedroom

N

Fángzi

house

N

Zhōngjiān

middle

N

Zhuōzi

table

N

• Shàngbiān
• Shàngmiàn

on top of, above, over

N

Xuéxí

to study, to learn

V

• Hòubiān
• Hòumiàn

behind, at the back

N

Gōngyuán

park

N

Zhēn

really, truly 

Adv

Tián Jìn

name

Liáng Yuánshēng

name

Bāo Zhìzhōng

name

Zuǒbiān

on the left

N

Lóu

floor

N

Yòubiān

on the right

N

• Xiàbiān
• Xiàmiàn

below, under

N

Jiān

(measure word for rooms)

MW

Mén

door

N

Shūzhuō

desk

N

Chuānghù

window

N

Yǐzi

chair

N

yīchú

wardrobe

N

Chuáng

bed

N

Cèsuǒ

bathroom, lavatory, toilet

N

Zázhì

magazine

N

Luàn

messy

Adj

Zhěngqí

tidy, neat

Adj

Gānjìng

clean

Adj

Zàng

dirty

Adj

Miàn / Surface

Biān / Edge

Yǒude

"some (of the N.)"

Adj.

"some of the books"

Kèrén

guest, customer

N

• Wàibian
• Wàimiàn

outside

N

Wàirén

outsider

N

"A" zài "B" de "direction".

"A" is "direction" of "B".

focuses on location

"B" de "direction" yǒu "MW" "A".

There is a "A" "direction" of "B".

"B" de "direction" shì "A".

"direction" of "B" is "A".

Suǒyǐ

therefore, so

Gāoxìng

happy

Míngliàng

bright

Suīrán. . . Kěshì. . .

Although. . .But. . .

Duànliàn

to exercise

V

Dǎ tàijíquán

to practice tai chi

V.O.

Yǒu shíhou

sometimes

Zhèr yǒu ma?

Is there a "A" here?

"A" zài nǎr?

Where is the "A"?

Zhèr shì "A" ma?

Is this the "A"?

Shūfáng

study (room)

N

Shāngdiàn

shop, store

N

Xiǎo māo

kitten

N

Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiāng huì, wúyuán duìmiàn bù xiāngshí.

have-fate-thousand-kilometer-come-mutually-meet, no-fate-face to face-no-mutually-know.

If destined to meet, even those separated by a great distance will meet each other. If not destined to meet, even those who are face to face will not know each other.

Dōngbiān

east side

Nánbiān

south side

Xībiān

west side

Běibiān

north side

Dōngnánbiān

southeast side

Dōngběibiān

northeast side

Xīnánbiān

southwest side

Xīběibiān

northwest side