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Word	Pinyin	Meaning	Example Pinyin
He eats at the restaurant tomorrow.	他明天在饭馆吃饭。	Tā míngtiān zài fànguǎn chīfàn.
I study at home tonight.	我今晚在家学习。	Wǒ jīnwǎn zài jiā xuéxí.
She reads in the library this afternoon.	她今天下午在图书馆看书。	Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ zài túshūguǎn kàn shū.
Subject + Verb + Object	S + V + O	basic SVO word order
Subject + 去 + Place	S + 去 + place	go to
Subject + 在 + Place	S + 在 + place	location
Subject + 很 + Adjective	S + 很 + Adj	description with 很
Subject + 是 + Noun	S + 是 + N	A is B (identity)
Subject + 有 + Object	S + 有 + O	have / there is
We have class at school this morning.	我们今天早上在学校上课。	Wǒmen jīntiān zǎoshang zài xuéxiào shàngkè.
他 + 上午 + 在教室 + 学习	Tā shàngwǔ zài jiàoshì xuéxí	He studies in the classroom in the morning.
他 + 周末 + 在体育馆 + 跑步	tā + zhōumò + zài tǐyùguǎn + pǎobù	He runs at the gym on weekends.	tā zhōumò zài tǐyùguǎn pǎobù.
他 + 夏天 + 在海边 + 游泳	Tā xiàtiān zài hǎibiān yóuyǒng	He swims at the seaside in summer.	Tā xiàtiān zài hǎibiān yóuyǒng
他 + 常常 + 在宿舍 + 睡觉	tā + chángcháng + zài sùshè + shuìjiào	He often sleeps in the dormitory.	tā chángcháng zài sùshè shuìjiào
他 + 明天 + 在北京 + 开会	he + tomorrow + in Beijing + have a meeting	他明天在北京开会。	He has a meeting in Beijing tomorrow.
他 + 晚上 + 在宿舍 + 看电视	Tā + wǎnshàng + zài sùshè + kàn diànshì	He watches TV in the dormitory at night.
他们 + 上午 + 在医院 + 看病	Tāmen shàngwǔ zài yīyuàn kànbìng	They see a doctor at the hospital in the morning.	Tāmen shàngwǔ zài yīyuàn kànbìng
他们 + 今天 + 在家 + 学习	Tāmen jīntiān zài jiā xuéxí	They study at home today.
他们 + 有时候 + 在公园 + 打太极拳	tāmen + yǒushíhou + zài gōngyuán + dǎ tàijíquán	They sometimes practice tai chi in the park.	tāmen yǒushíhou zài gōngyuán dǎ tàijíquán
他们 + 每天 + 在公司 + 工作	Tāmen + měitiān + zài gōngsī + gōngzuò	They work at the company every day.
他们 + 每天 + 在公司 + 开会	tāmen + měitiān + zài gōngsī + kāihuì	They have meetings at the company every day.	tāmen měitiān zài gōngsī kāihuì.
你 + 下午 + 在图书馆 + 学习	Nǐ + xiàwǔ + zài túshūguǎn + xuéxí	You study in the library in the afternoon.
你 + 明天 + 在学校 + 学习	nǐ + míngtiān + zài xuéxiào + xuéxí	You study at school tomorrow.	nǐ míngtiān zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
你 + 昨天 + 在商店 + 买什么？	nǐ + zuótiān + zài shāngdiàn + mǎi shénme?	What did you buy at the store yesterday?	nǐ zuótiān zài shāngdiàn mǎi shénme?
你 + 每天 + 在办公室 + 工作	Nǐ měitiān zài bàngōngshì gōngzuò	You work at the office every day.	Nǐ měitiān zài bàngōngshì gōngzuò

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