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 |
|---|---|---|
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to depart; to separate |
| 到 | dào | to (a place); until (a time); up to |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front; preceding |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing; capital of People's Republic of China; Peking |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor; CL:個|个; 位 |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital; CL:所; 家 |
| 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 千 | qiān | a swing |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb) |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible; probable |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number; day of a month; mark |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc) |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[gè] |
| 后面 | hòu mian | rear; back; behind |
| 吗 | ma | (question tag) |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK? |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear; to obey |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause |
