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Prepositions & Location Words

Spatial prepositions
他向南走。
He walks south.
Tā xiàng nán zǒu.
Preposition 向 (xiàng) = toward (direction)
我跟朋友去。
I go with a friend.
Wǒ gēn péngyǒu qù.
Preposition 跟 (gēn) = with (accompaniment)
我为你做的。
I did it for you.
Wǒ wèi nǐ zuò de.
Preposition 为 (wèi) = for (sake of)
用筷子吃饭
eat with chopsticks
yòng kuàizi chī fàn
Preposition 用 (yòng) = use/with (instrument)
车站离这里很近。
The station is close to here.
Chēzhàn lí zhèlǐ hěn jìn.
Preposition 离 (lí) = distance from
学校旁边有一家咖啡店。
There's a café beside the school.
Xuéxiào pángbiān yǒu yī jiā kāfēidiàn.
Relative location 旁边 (pángbiān) = beside
桌子中间有一瓶花。
There are flowers in the middle of the table.
Zhuōzi zhōngjiān yǒu yī píng huā.
Relative location 中间 (zhōngjiān) = in the middle
对面是一家银行。
Opposite is a bank.
Duìmiàn shì yī jiā yínháng.
Relative location 对面 (duìmiàn) = opposite
送过去 / 拿回来
send over / bring back
sòng guòqù / ná huí lái
Direction pairs 过去/回来
放在桌子上
put (it) on the table
fàng zài zhuōzi shàng
Spatial complement: 在 + location after verb