In this HSK 1 lesson we'll learn how to say I live in somewhere in Chinese. We'll learn the differences between the Preposition 在 in Chinese and also the Verb 在 in Chinese. And we'll be able to say school and dormitory and their measure words.
If you're a day-1 beginner, please start with our Beginner's Basic Course.
HSK | CHINESE |
PINYIN | P.O.S | ENGLISH | AUDIO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 住 | zhù | v. | to live | |
1 | 在1 | zài | prep. | in/at/on (+somewhere) | |
1 | 在2 | zài | v. | to be in/at/on (+somewhere) | |
1 | 家 | jiā | n. | home; family | |
1 | 北京 | Běijīng | pn. | Beijing | |
n/a | 所 | suǒ | mw. | measure word for institutions | |
1 | 学校 | xuéxiào | n. | schools in general | |
1 | 间 | jiān | mw. | measure word for rooms | |
5 | 宿舍 | sùshè | n. | dormitory building; dormitory room | |
zhù 住 to live
We can use this structure to say to live somewhere in Chinese:
zài 在 in/on/at (+somewhere)
在 can be used as a preposition, followed by a place, meaning the presence is in, on or at this place:
For negative sentences, the negative adverb 不 goes before the verb.
zài 在 to be in/on/at (+somewhere)
在 can also be used as a verb, followed by a place, meaning to be in, on or at this place.
For negative sentences, the negative adverb 不 goes before 在 because 在 is the verb itself.
We learned omission of Possessive Particle 的 in Basic Course Lesson 8.1. Sometimes there can be two Possessive Particle 的 in a phrase. In those situations, we can omit none, one, or both 的. So we can say the same phrase in four different ways (personally I prefer the last one because it's the easiest one to say):
my friends' home | |
我的朋友的家 |
wǒde péngyoude jiā |
我朋友的家 | wǒ péngyoude jiā |
我的朋友家 |
wǒde péngyou jiā |
我朋友家 |
wǒ péngyou jiā |
suǒ 所 measure word for institutions
jiān 间 measure word for rooms
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