Prepositions in Chinese

Prepositions in Chinese: 过 (guò, over), 下面 (xiàmiàn, under), 进 (jìn, into), 出 (chū, out of), 穿过 (chuānguò, through), 后面 (hòumiàn, behind), 前面 (qiánmiàn, in front of), 中间 (zhōngjiān, between), 旁边 (pángbiān, next to). Below are all 18 prepositions from lessons 27 and 37 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 18 Chinese prepositions

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Lesson 27 · Movement & Position 3 12 words

过 guò over

那只猫跳过了盒子。

Nà zhī māo tiàoguò le hézi。

The cat jumps over the box.
下面 xiàmiàn under

他们住在一棵大树下面。

Tāmen zhù zài yī kē dà shù xiàmiàn.

They live under a big tree.
穿过 chuānguò through

他穿过那扇门。

Tā chuānguò nà shàn mén。

He walks through the door.
沿着 yánzhe along

我们沿着海滩走。

Wǒmen yánzhe hǎitān zǒu。

We walk along the beach.
周围 zhōuwéi around

人们在公园周围走。

Rénmen zài gōngyuán zhōuwéi zǒu.

People walk around the park.
穿过 chuānguò across

我穿过马路。

Wǒ chuānguò mǎlù。

I go across the street.
进 jìn into

他慢慢地走进房间。

Tā mànmàn de zǒu jìn fángjiān。

He walks slowly into the room.
出 chū out of

那个孩子跑出了学校。

Nà ge háizi pǎo chū le xuéxiào.

The kid runs out of the school.
向上 xiàngshàng up

她向上看着云。

Tā xiàngshàng kàn zhe yún。

She looks up at the clouds.
下 xià down

狗把球放下了。

Gǒu bǎ qiú fàngxià le.

The dog put the ball down.
楼上 lóushàng upstairs

我去楼上睡觉。

Wǒ qù lóushàng shuìjiào.

I go upstairs to bed.
楼下 lóuxià downstairs

我听到楼下有声音。

Wǒ tīngdào lóuxià yǒu shēngyīn。

I hear noises downstairs.

Lesson 37 · Directions 2 6 words

后面 hòumiàn behind

它在那座大楼后面。

Tā zài nà zuò dàlóu hòumiàn。

It is behind that building.
前面 qiánmiàn in front of

她在我的前面。

Tā zài wǒ de qiánmiàn。

She is in front of me.
中间 zhōngjiān between

公园在两座房子中间。

Gōngyuán zài liǎng zuò fángzi zhōngjiān.

The park is between two houses.
旁边 pángbiān next to

那家商店在我家旁边。

Nà jiā shāngdiàn zài wǒ jiā pángbiān.

That store is next to my house.
对面 duìmiàn across from

我们住在商店对面。

Wǒmen zhù zài shāngdiàn duìmiàn.

We live across from the store.
向 xiàng towards

孩子们向那棵大树走去。

Háizimen xiàng nà kē dà shù zǒu qù。

The kids walk towards the big tree.