{"id":2790,"date":"2022-09-27T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:35:32","slug":"locations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/27\/locations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing locations\u00a0in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 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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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/27\/locations-2\/#1_%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D%E8%A9%9E_fangweici_%E2%80%94_locative_words\" >1 \u65b9\u4f4d\u8a5e f\u0101ngw\u00e8ic\u00ed \u2014 locative words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/27\/locations-2\/#2_Structure\" >2 Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/27\/locations-2\/#3_Word_order_changes_the_meaning\" >3 Word order changes the meaning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/27\/locations-2\/#4_Putting_it_into_context\" >4 Putting it into context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/27\/locations-2\/#5_Practice\" >5 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#FCB90010;\n    --gold:#d69e00;\n    --gold-deep:#a67c00;\n    --amber:#b8860b;\n    --jade:#cc9900;\n    --jade-soft:#fff8e0;\n    --red:#a5301f;\n    --line:#f5e8c0;\n    --radius:14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper);\n    color:var(--ink);\n    font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC', sans-serif;\n    line-height:1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n  }\n  a{color:var(--amber);}\n\n  .topbar{\n    display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;\n    padding:16px 24px;margin:0 auto;\n    font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);letter-spacing:.04em;\n  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class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:var(--gold);\">HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:var(--amber);\">\u5728 z\u00e0i<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:var(--amber);\">+<\/span> <span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:var(--amber);\">\u65b9\u4f4d\u8a5e f\u0101ngw\u00e8ic\u00ed<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">Chinese expresses location by pairing the preposition \u5728 z\u00e0i with a locative word \u2014 a small set of position terms that do a lot of work.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid var(--line) !important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line) !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/lookingfor_place_maps_4.png\" alt=\"Expressing locations in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">The good news: once you know the ten locative words below, you can describe almost any position by combining them with \u5728 z\u00e0i. One exception to remember \u2014 when the location is a country or city name, the locative word is dropped entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D%E8%A9%9E_fangweici_%E2%80%94_locative_words\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> \u65b9\u4f4d\u8a5e f\u0101ngw\u00e8ic\u00ed \u2014 locative words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <table class=\"compare\" style=\"margin-top:20px !important;\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><th style=\"text-align:left;\">Hanzi<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a<\/span><\/td><td>sh\u00e0ng<\/td><td>up, top, above<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u4e0b<\/td><td>xi\u00e0<\/td><td>down, bottom, under<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc<\/span><\/td><td>l\u01d0<\/td><td>in<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u5916<\/td><td>w\u00e0i<\/td><td>out<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u524d<\/td><td>qi\u00e1n<\/td><td>front<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span><\/td><td>h\u00f2u<\/td><td>back, behind<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u5de6<\/td><td>zu\u01d2<\/td><td>left<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u53f3<\/td><td>y\u00f2u<\/td><td>right<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u65c1<\/td><td>p\u00e1ng<\/td><td>beside<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><\/td><td>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/td><td>in between<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Every word above can combine with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> bi\u0101n (side) or \u9762 mi\u00e0n (side) to point in a direction \u2014 &#8220;upside,&#8221; &#8220;left side,&#8221; &#8220;inside,&#8221; and so on. \u5de6 zu\u01d2, \u53f3 y\u00f2u, and \u65c1 p\u00e1ng only combine with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> bi\u0101n, never \u9762 mi\u00e0n.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><th style=\"text-align:left;\"><\/th><th>+ \u9762 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">mi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">mian<\/span><\/th><th>+ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a bi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9 bian<\/span><\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u4e0a sh\u00e0ng<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u9762 sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u9762 sh\u00e0ngmian<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u908a sh\u00e0ngbi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u8fb9 sh\u00e0ngbian<\/span><\/td><td>Up side<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u4e0b xi\u00e0<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u9762 xi\u00e0mi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u9762 xi\u00e0mian<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0b\u908a xi\u00e0bi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0b\u8fb9 xi\u00e0bian<\/span><\/td><td>Down side<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc<\/span> l\u01d0<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u9762 l\u01d0mi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u9762 l\u01d0mian<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u908a l\u01d0bi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u8fb9 l\u01d0bian<\/span><\/td><td>Inside<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u5916 w\u00e0i<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5916\u9762 w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5916\u9762 w\u00e0imian<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5916\u908a w\u00e0ibi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5916\u8fb9 w\u00e0ibian<\/span><\/td><td>Outside<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u524d qi\u00e1n<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u524d\u9762 qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u524d\u9762 qi\u00e1nmian<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u524d\u908a qi\u00e1nbi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u524d\u8fb9 qi\u00e1nbian<\/span><\/td><td>Front side<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span> h\u00f2u<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c\u9762 h\u00f2umi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e\u9762 h\u00f2umian<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c\u908a h\u00f2ubi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e\u8fb9 h\u00f2ubian<\/span><\/td><td>Back side<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u5de6 zu\u01d2<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u2715<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5de6\u908a zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5de6\u8fb9 zu\u01d2bian<\/span><\/td><td>Left side<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u53f3 y\u00f2u<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u2715<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53f3\u908a y\u00f2ubi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f3\u8fb9 y\u00f2ubian<\/span><\/td><td>Right side<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\">\u65c1 p\u00e1ng<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u2715<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65c1\u908a p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65c1\u8fb9 p\u00e1ngbian<\/span><\/td><td>Beside<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td class=\"hz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span> zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u2715<\/td><td class=\"no\">\u2715<\/td><td>In between<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">There are two ways to express location \u2014 one more conversational, the other more formal. Note that when the location is a country or city name, like Taiwan or New York, the locative word is dropped entirely.<\/p>\n\n  <h3>S + \u5728 z\u00e0i + location + locative word<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The books are on the table.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My phone is not in the bag.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5098<\/span><rt>s\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916<\/span><rt>w\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1e<\/span><rt>s\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916<\/span><rt>w\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Is mom&#8217;s umbrella outside the door?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u982d<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8173<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5934<\/span><rt>t\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u811a<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nsheng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/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\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc<\/span><rt>l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Both mean &#8220;I am in Taiwan&#8221; \u2014 but when the location noun is a country or city name, the locative word is dropped entirely.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>S + \u5728 z\u00e0i + location + \u7684 de + locative word + \u9762 mi\u00e0n \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fb9<\/span> bi\u0101n<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The book is on the table.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Is your younger brother in front of you?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u908a<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u8fb9<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bian<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My house is on the left side of the teacher&#8217;s house.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc A subtle difference in emphasis<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u5bb6\u5728\u8001\u5e2b\u5bb6\u7684\u5de6\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u5bb6\u5728\u8001\u5e08\u5bb6\u7684\u5de6\u8fb9<\/span> w\u01d2 ji\u0101 z\u00e0i l\u01ceosh\u012b ji\u0101 de zu\u01d2bi\u0101n and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b\u5bb6\u7684\u5de6\u908a\u662f\u6211\u5bb6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08\u5bb6\u7684\u5de6\u8fb9\u662f\u6211\u5bb6<\/span> l\u01ceosh\u012b ji\u0101 de zu\u01d2bi\u0101n sh\u00ec w\u01d2 ji\u0101 mean the same thing, but stress different things. The first puts the focus on my house \u2014 answering &#8220;where is your house?&#8221; The second puts the focus on the teacher&#8217;s house \u2014 answering &#8220;what&#8217;s near the teacher&#8217;s house?&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udcac Often omitted<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u9762<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u9762<\/span> l\u01d0mi\u00e0n and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span> l\u01d0bi\u0101n are special cases that are frequently dropped from the sentence.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ac3\u5b50<\/span><rt>gu\u00eczi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff08<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff09<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u67dc\u5b50<\/span><rt>gu\u00eczi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff08<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff09<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Your clothes are not in the closet.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff08<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u908a<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff09<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff08<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u8fb9<\/span><rt>l\u01d0bian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff09<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Dad is watching TV at home.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Word_order_changes_the_meaning\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Word order changes the meaning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">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> b\u0113izi de qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u524d\u9762\u7684\u676f\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u524d\u9762\u7684\u676f\u5b50<\/span> qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n de b\u0113izi?<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"img-row\">\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\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">The front side of the cup.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"img-row\">\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 cup in front\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"en\">The cup that&#8217;s in front.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:var(--gold) !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Putting_it_into_context\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/span> Putting it into context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Six families live in a three-by-three grid of apartments. Read the sentences below and see if you can place each family correctly.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a13<\/span><rt>y\u012bl\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3\u908a<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ubi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u6a13<\/span><rt>s\u0101nl\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u697c<\/span><rt>y\u012bl\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3\u8fb9<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ubian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u697c<\/span><rt>s\u0101nl\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My family is on the right side of the first floor; the Lins are on the third floor.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u99ac<\/span><rt>M\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a6c<\/span><rt>M\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mian<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The Lis are above the Wangs; the Mas are below the Wangs.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b1d<\/span><rt>Xi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u908a<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u99ac<\/span><rt>M\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u908a<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c22<\/span><rt>Xi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c1\u8fb9<\/span><rt>p\u00e1ngbian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a6c<\/span><rt>M\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u8fb9<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bian<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The Wangs are beside the Xies; the Chens are to the left of the Mas.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>B\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b1d<\/span><rt>Xi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u674e<\/span><rt>L\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>B\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c22<\/span><rt>Xi\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6797<\/span><rt>L\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The Lis are between the Lins and the Bais; the Xies are below the Lins and above the Chens.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u99ac<\/span><rt>M\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9673<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d99<\/span><rt>Zh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>B\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9a6c<\/span><rt>M\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9648<\/span><rt>Ch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d75<\/span><rt>Zh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d<\/span><rt>B\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The Mas are between 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\/ 9<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <script>\n    (function(){\n      var selectedId = null;\n      var filledCount = 0;\n      var total = document.querySelectorAll('#fam-grid .fam-cell').length;\n\n      function placeFamily(cell, id, chip){\n        if(cell.classList.contains('filled')) return;\n        if(cell.dataset.answer !== id){\n          cell.classList.add('shake');\n          setTimeout(function(){ cell.classList.remove('shake'); }, 300);\n          return;\n        }\n        cell.innerHTML = chip.innerHTML;\n        cell.classList.add('filled');\n        chip.classList.add('used');\n        filledCount++;\n        var countEl = document.getElementById('fam-count');\n        if(countEl) countEl.textContent = filledCount;\n        if(filledCount === total){\n          var prog = document.getElementById('fam-progress');\n          prog.classList.add('done');\n          prog.innerHTML = '\ud83c\udf89 All placed correctly!';\n        }\n      }\n\n      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id=\"5_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-deep);border:1.5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">5<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>The cat is under the chair.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6905\u5b50<\/span><rt>y\u01d0zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6905\u5b50<\/span><rt>y\u01d0zi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u9762<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0mian<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>My keys are not on the table.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><rt>y\u00e0oshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Is the bathroom inside or outside?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5ec1\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88e1\u9762<\/span><rt>l\u01d0mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5395\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cc\u9762<\/span><rt>l\u01d0mian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>I am in Japan right now.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u672c<\/span><rt>R\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>The bank is on the right side of the bookstore.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9280\u884c<\/span><rt>y\u00ednh\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3\u908a<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ubi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u94f6\u884c<\/span><rt>y\u00ednh\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66\u5e97<\/span><rt>sh\u016bdi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f3\u8fb9<\/span><rt>y\u00f2ubian<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Who&#8217;s standing in front of you?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u9762<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1nmian<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>The dog is sleeping between the sofa and the table.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c99\u767c<\/span><rt>sh\u0101f\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u9593<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c99\u53d1<\/span><rt>sh\u0101f\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u95f4<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Where&#8217;s the nearest coffee shop?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd1<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u01cel\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd1<\/span><rt>j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u513f<\/span><rt>n\u01cer<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>My bedroom is above the kitchen.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5eda\u623f<\/span><rt>ch\u00faf\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53a8\u623f<\/span><rt>ch\u00faf\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u9762<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngmian<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>What&#8217;s that cup on the left?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de6\u908a<\/span><rt>zu\u01d2bi\u0101n<\/rt><span 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