Knowing how to say ‘here’ and ‘there’ gets you started, but real conversations demand more-words that pin down exactly where the cat hid, where the bus stop sits, or where your friend left their keys. This collection of about 250 Chinese location words gives you the practical vocabulary for describing positions, directions, and distances without reaching for a translation app.
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| Grammar Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 什么 | shén me | what?; who?; something |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; at the present; now |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc) |
| 从 | cóng | from; via; passing through |
| 他 | tā | he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis) |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events |
| 会 | huì | can; be possible; be able to |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell; to stay |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) |
| 便宜 | pián yi | small advantages; to let sb off lightly; cheap |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to make; to produce |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; husband; doctor (topolect) |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus; CL:輛|辆; 班[bān] |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company; company; firm |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 几 | jǐ | how much; how many; several |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to occur |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi; (Taiwan) rental car |
