{"id":10337,"date":"2024-01-05T23:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T15:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10337"},"modified":"2026-09-13T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:41:48","slug":"zai-location-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/05\/zai-location-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5728 z\u00e0i as location maker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">\u5728 means &#8220;at&#8221; or &#8220;in&#8221; \u2014 you&#8217;ll use it constantly to say where something is. But in Chinese, saying &#8220;on the table&#8221; or &#8220;in the box&#8221; needs one more small word after the location, called a locative word (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9\u4f4d\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9\u4f4d\u8bcd<\/span>). This page covers what those words are, and the two ways to put a location sentence together.<\/p>\n\n  <!-- Section 1: locative words -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"locative-words\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_Locative_Words_%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D%E8%A9%9E%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D%E8%AF%8D\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e00<\/span> Locative Words (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65b9\u4f4d\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65b9\u4f4d\u8bcd<\/span>)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">These are small words that describe direction or position \u2014 like &#8220;on top,&#8221; &#8220;underneath,&#8221; &#8220;inside.&#8221; You&#8217;ll almost always need one to say exactly where something is.<\/p>\n\n    <table class=\"odc-vocab-table\">\n      <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">up, top, above<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">down, bottom, under<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">in<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5916<\/span><rt>w\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">out<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">front<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">back, behind<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">left<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">right<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">beside<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"en-cell\">in between<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">All of these can combine with <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u908a<\/span><rt>bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fb9<\/span><rt>bian<\/rt><\/ruby> (side) or \u9762 (mi\u00e0n, side) to make a full direction word, like &#8220;\u4e0a\u9762&#8221; (top side) or &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u8fb9<\/span>&#8221; (also top side). But \u5de6, \u53f3, and \u65c1 can only combine with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span>, never \u9762 \u2014 and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span> doesn&#8217;t combine with either.<\/p>\n\n    <table class=\"odc-vocab-table\">\n      <tr><th>Word<\/th><th>+ \u9762 mi\u00e0n<\/th><th>+ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> bi\u0101n<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u908a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8fb9<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngbian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u908a<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8fb9<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0bian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u9762<\/span><rt>l\u01d0mi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u9762<\/span><rt>l\u01d0mian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5916<\/span><rt>w\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u908a<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ibi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u8fb9<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ibian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u908a<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u8fb9<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nbian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00f2umian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c\u908a<\/span><rt>h\u00f2ubi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e\u8fb9<\/span><rt>h\u00f2ubian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"no\">\u274c<\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u908a<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u8fb9<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"no\">\u274c<\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3\u908a<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ubi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3\u8fb9<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ubian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"no\">\u274c<\/td><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u908a<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u8fb9<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td><td class=\"no\">\u274c<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u274c<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 2: two structures -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"structures\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_Two_Ways_to_Say_Location\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> Two Ways to Say Location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">There are two ways to build a location sentence in Chinese \u2014 one more casual, one more formal. They mean the same thing.<\/p>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Casual: Subject + \u5728 + Location + Locative Word<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The book is on the table.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">My phone is not in the bag.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5098<\/span><rt>s\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1e<\/span><rt>s\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5916<\/span><rt>w\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Is mom&#8217;s umbrella outside the door?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u982d<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8173<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u811a<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The kitten sleeps above my head, the dog sleeps beside my feet, and my husband sleeps on the floor.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\">When the location is a country or city name \u2014 like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span>, New York, or Shanghai \u2014 you don&#8217;t add a locative word at all. Just <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby> (&#8220;I am in Taiwan&#8221;) \u2014 never <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063\u88e1<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e\u91cc<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>.<\/div>\n\n    <h4 style=\"color:var(--gold-dark);font-size:15.5px;margin:0 0 8px;\">Formal: Subject + \u5728 + Location + \u7684 + Locative Word + \u9762\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span><\/h4>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The book is on the table.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Is your younger brother in front of you?<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u908a<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u8fb9<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">My house is on the left side of the teacher&#8217;s house.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Notice that \u7684 is sometimes skipped after a pronoun like \u4f60 \u2014 but the locative word still needs \u9762 or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> attached in this formal version.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 3: \u88e1\u9762\/\u88e1\u908a omission -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"li-omission\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_The_%E8%A3%A1%E9%9D%A2%E9%87%8C%E9%9D%A2%E8%A3%A1%E9%82%8A%E9%87%8C%E8%BE%B9_Shortcut\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> The <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u9762<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u9762<\/span>\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span> Shortcut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u9762<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u9762<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span> (&#8220;inside&#8221;) are special \u2014 they&#8217;re often dropped entirely when the context already makes &#8220;inside&#8221; obvious, like with a closet or a house.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ac3\u5b50<\/span><rt>gu\u00eczi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u67dc\u5b50<\/span><rt>gu\u00eczi<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-optional\">(<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bian<\/rt><\/ruby>)<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Your clothes are not in the closet.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-optional\">(<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bian<\/rt><\/ruby>)<\/span><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Dad is watching TV at home.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"use-note\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">The faded part in parentheses is what usually gets dropped \u2014 both versions, with or without it, are correct.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 4: word order changes meaning -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"word-order\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_Word_Order_Changes_the_Meaning\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> Word Order Changes the Meaning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Do you know the difference between <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u676f\u5b50\u7684\u524d\u9762<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u676f\u5b50\u7684\u524d\u9762<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u524d\u9762\u7684\u676f\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u524d\u9762\u7684\u676f\u5b50<\/span>? Swapping the order turns a location into a totally different noun.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"compare-cols\">\n      <div class=\"compare-col keep\">\n        <h4>Noun + \u7684 + Locative Word<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The front side OF the cup \u2014 this describes a location.<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/food_cup_english_color1.png\" alt=\"\u676f\u5b50\u7684\u524d\u9762 \u2014 the front side of the cup\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px;margin-top:10px;\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"compare-col drop\">\n        <h4>Locative Word + \u7684 + Noun<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The FRONT cup \u2014 this describes which cup you mean.<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/food_cup_tableware.png\" alt=\"\u524d\u9762\u7684\u676f\u5b50 \u2014 the front cup\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px;margin-top:10px;\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 5: common mistakes -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063\u88e1<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e\u91cc<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Country and city names never take a locative word \u2014 just \u5728 + the name is enough.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u9762<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2mi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u9762<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2mian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u908a<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u8fb9<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u5de6, \u53f3, and \u65c1 only combine with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> \u2014 never \u9762.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Once you add \u7684 before the locative word, you also need \u9762 or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> after it \u2014 you can&#8217;t stop halfway. (Without \u7684, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e66<\/span>\u5728\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a alone is fine.)<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Section 6: practice -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Pick the correctly ordered sentence.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"quiz-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"quiz-progress\" id=\"quizProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card active\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;The keys are on the desk.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u684c<\/span><rt>sh\u016bzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u684c<\/span><rt>sh\u016bzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u684c<\/span><rt>sh\u016bzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u684c<\/span><rt>sh\u016bzhu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">The locative word \u4e0a comes after the location <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u66f8\u684c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e66\u684c<\/span>, not before it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;The cat is under the chair.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6905\u5b50<\/span><rt>y\u01d0zi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6905\u5b50<\/span><rt>y\u01d0zi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u4e0b goes after \u6905\u5b50 (the location), not before it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;The money is in the wallet.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9322\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9322\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1\u5305<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc<\/span> goes after the location <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9322\u5305<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u94b1\u5305<\/span>, not before it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;I am in Japan.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u65e5\u672c is a country name, so no locative word is needed at all.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;The dog is behind the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00f2umian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00f2umian<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u7684 goes right before <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c\u9762<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e\u9762<\/span>, not tacked on at the end of the sentence.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;Is the store in front of 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class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u524d needs \u9762 or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> attached to it \u2014 \u524d alone isn&#8217;t a complete locative word here.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;My seat is beside the window.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d\u5b50<\/span><rt>w\u00e8izi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6236<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6237<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u908a<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u8fb9<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d\u5b50<\/span><rt>w\u00e8izi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6236<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a97\u6237<\/span><rt>chu\u0101ngh\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u9762<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u9762<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">\u65c1 only combines with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> \u2014 \u65c1\u9762 isn&#8217;t a real word.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">&#8220;The park is between the school and the store.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"a\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngdi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5712<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u56ed<\/span><rt>g\u014dngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span 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class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"quiz-opt\" data-value=\"b\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"quiz-explain\">Noun + \u7684 + Locative Word describes a spot ON the noun \u2014 the front side of the cup.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quiz-card\" data-answer=\"a\">\n        <p class=\"quiz-prompt\">Translate: 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