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Prepositions & Location Words

Spatial prepositions
窗户被打破了。
The window got broken.
Chuānghu bèi dǎ pò le.
Passive 被 with no agent stated
他受到了伤。
He was injured.
Tā shòudào le shāng.
Formal passive 受到 (shòudào)
按规定办理
handle according to regulations
àn guīdìng bàn lǐ
Instrument preposition 按 (àn) = according to
随便 / 随时
as you wish / any time
suíbiàn / suíshí
Preposition 随 (suí) = following/along with
附近有一家医院。
There's a hospital nearby.
Fùjìn yǒu yī jiā yīyuàn.
Relative location 附近 (fùjìn) = nearby
通过练习提高
improve through practice
tōngguò liànxí tígāo
Preposition 通过 (tōngguò) = through/by means of
经过图书馆时…
When passing the library…
jīngguò túshūguǎn shí
Preposition 经过 (jīngguò) = pass by/through
对于这个问题…
Regarding this question…
duìyú zhège wèntí
Formal prep 对于 (duìyú) = regarding
走进 / 跑出
walk into / run out of
zǒu jìn / pǎo chū
Motion verb + direction complement
这由我来做。
This will be done by me.
Zhè yóu wǒ lái zuò.
Preposition 由 (yóu) = by/from (agent)