Location Words
外面 wàimiàn (= lit.: out, side)
里面 lǐmiàn (= lit.: in, side)
上面shàngmiàn (= lit.: on top, side)
下面 xiàmiàn (= underneath, under; lit.: below, side)
东面 dōngmiàn (= in the east, eastwards; lit.: east, side)
Location words are used In order to indicate the position of something in relation to something else.
| 车 | 外 | 面 | 。 |
| chē | wài | miàn | _ |
| car | outside | face | _ |
| vehicle | outside, exterior | 。 |
| Outside the car. |
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| 车 | 里 | 面 | 。 |
| chē | lǐ | miàn | _ |
| car | inside | face | _ |
| vehicle | inside, interior | 。 |
| Inside the car. |
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| 书 | 上 | 面 | 。 |
| shū | shàng | miàn | _ |
| book | on top | face | _ |
| book | on top of, hierarchy: higher level | 。 |
| On top of the book. |
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| 书 | 下 | 面 | 。 |
| shū | xià | miàn | _ |
| book | under | face | _ |
| book | underneath, under, hierarchy: lower level | 。 |
| Underneath the book. |
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| 德 | 国 | 东 | 面 | 。 |
| dé | guó | dōng | miàn | _ |
| virtue | country | east | face | _ |
| Germany | east | face, side, noodle, scale | 。 |
| In the east of Germany. |
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