Level 1 Lesson 15.1 – Surface, Underneath, Inside, Outside, Front and Back

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How to Say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese 方位词: 上 下 里 外 前面 后面

In this video lesson we'll learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese with 方位词: 上 下 里 外 前面 后面 and practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with 有 a little bit more.

  • Practice Existential Sentence in Chinese with 有 (II). See also (I).
  • 方位词: 上 下 里 外 前面 后面
  • How to Say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese

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Grammar 1: How to Say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese · HSK 1

We learned about Locality Noun 里 already. In this lesson we'll learn more Locality Nouns, which are called fāngwèicí 方位词 in Chinese. In this lesson we have more 方位词. These 方位词 are common ways of how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese.

Learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese. Practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with video lesson and quizzes.

Learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese. Practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with video lesson and quizzes.

Learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese. Practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with video lesson and quizzes.

Learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese. Practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with video lesson and quizzes.

Learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese. Practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with video lesson and quizzes.

Learn how to say Up, Down, Inside, Outside, Front and Back in Chinese. Practice Existential Sentences in Chinese with video lesson and quizzes.

Grammar 2: Existential Sentences with 方位词: 上 下 里 外 前面 后面 · HSK 1

方位词: 上 下 里 外 前面 后面 can all be used in an Existential Sentence with this structure:

Place/Object + Locality Noun  + 有 + Object

Please practice Existential Sentences in Chinese:

  • chuángshang yǒu yíjiàn yīfu
    床上有一件衣服。
    there is a "jian" (of) clothes on the bed
  • zhèzhāng zhuōzi xià yǒu yìběn shū
    这张桌子下有一本书。
    there is a book under this "zhang" (of) table
  • yīfuli yǒu yìbǎikuài qián
    衣服里有一百块钱。
    there is 100 RMB in the clothes (pocket).
  • fángzi wài yǒu yíge rén
    房子外有一个人。
    there is a person outside of the house/apartment
  • wǒ qiánmiàn yǒu yìbēi chá
    我前面有一杯茶。
    there is a cup of tea in front of me
  • shāngdiàn hòumiàn yǒu yìsuǒ xuéxiào
    商店后面有一所学校。
    there is a school behind the store
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Nathan RavenPremium Student June 9, 2023 at 12:59 am

Very good lesson.
I hope there will be some review every few lessons.

david.rappoPremium Student October 18, 2020 at 5:54 pm

Hi,

I struggle to say sentences with many third tone syllable’s correctly. For example,
我前面有几把雨伞。
The sentence above contains five third tone syllable’s. When I hear a Chinese speaker such as the teacher pronounce sentences such as this I have difficulty recognizing the tone changes.

The tones course describes how to pronounce three third tone syllable’s in a row. However, I did not think it discussed how to pronounce four or five third tone syllable’s in a row.

I would really appreciate any advice or tips people can offer.

Thanks

Lacey JoPremium Student December 10, 2020 at 11:04 am

My understanding is that you can separate longer groups of 3rd tone characters into smaller groupings and then apply the tone change rules to those smaller groupings. There doesn’t seem to be a clear/firm rule on how to make the smaller groupings – it should just make sense in context.
So, to try an example – if I were saying “I gave you an umbrella”, I might separate the 3rd tones like this:
我给你 把雨伞
That grouping makes sense to me and breaks what would have been 6 3rd tones in a row into 2 groups of 3 3rd tones – easier to say.

david.rappoPremium Student December 12, 2020 at 10:26 pm

Thanks Jo,

One of the lessons in the Pinyin tones course briefly addresses this topic. Maybe the HSK 2 or HSK 3 courses on this website discuss it in more detail.

Thanks again,

lenglengPremium Student July 18, 2020 at 5:27 pm

why is the measure word for students ‘ge’ and not ‘wei’?

imsedatedPremium Student August 30, 2020 at 12:55 pm

Because wei is a polite/honorific term used to show ‘respect’ towards a person(s). Students don’t need to be shown respect but teachers would because they hold importance.

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