{"id":13478,"date":"2017-07-12T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=13478"},"modified":"2017-07-17T14:53:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T18:53:28","slug":"directions-and-locations-in-chinese-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/directions-and-locations-in-chinese-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Directions and Location in Chinese (Part One)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our last post, we learned some useful Chinese for travelers<\/a>. There were a few phrases about directions in there, but there’s lots more you’ll want to learn to be able to ask for and understand directions. We’re here to help you do just that. This first post will be a list of common places along with location words and how to use them. Hopefully it will help you better understand directions and locations in Chinese.<\/p>\n

A List of Common Places<\/h2>\n
\"Directions

\u5317\u6d77\u516c\u56ed (Beihai Park)<\/p><\/div>\n

First up, here’s a list of 25 common places that you’ll find in most cities. This will come in handy whether you’re just traveling in China or if you end up living there.<\/p>\n

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airport<\/p>\n

bank<\/p>\n

bar<\/p>\n

bathroom<\/p>\n

bus station<\/p>\n

cafe<\/p>\n

convenience store<\/p>\n

gas station<\/p>\n

gym<\/p>\n

hospital<\/p>\n

hotel<\/p>\n

laundromat<\/p>\n

library<\/p>\n

movie theater<\/p>\n

museum<\/p>\n

newsstand<\/p>\n

park<\/p>\n

phamaracy<\/p>\n

police station<\/p>\n

restaurant<\/p>\n

school<\/p>\n

shopping mall<\/p>\n

supermarket<\/p>\n

train station<\/p>\n

zoo<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u98de\u673a\u573a<\/p>\n

\u94f6\u884c<\/p>\n

\u9152\u5427<\/p>\n

\u5395\u6240\uff0f\u536b\u751f\u95f4<\/p>\n

\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66\u7ad9<\/p>\n

\u5496\u5561\u9986<\/p>\n

\u4fbf\u5229\u5e97<\/p>\n

\u52a0\u6cb9\u7ad9<\/p>\n

\u5065\u8eab\u623f<\/p>\n

\u91ab\u9662<\/p>\n

\u65c5\u9986\uff0f\u9152\u5e97<\/p>\n

\u81ea\u52a9\u6d17\u8863\u623f<\/p>\n

\u56fe\u4e66\u9986<\/p>\n

\u7535\u5f71\u9662<\/p>\n

\u535a\u7269\u9986<\/p>\n

\u4e66\u62a5\u644a<\/p>\n

\u516c\u56ed<\/p>\n

\u836f\u5e97<\/p>\n

\u8b66\u5bdf\u5c40<\/p>\n

\u9910\u5385\uff0f\u996d\u5e97<\/p>\n

\u5b66\u6821<\/p>\n

\u8d2d\u7269\u4e2d\u5fc3<\/p>\n

\u8d85\u5e02<\/p>\n

\u706b\u8f66\u7ad9<\/p>\n

\u52a8\u7269\u56ed<\/p>\n<\/div>

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f\u0113i j\u012b ch\u01ceng<\/p>\n

y\u00edn h\u00e1ng<\/p>\n

ji\u01d4 b\u0101<\/p>\n

c\u00e8 su\u01d2\/w\u00e8i sh\u0113ng ji\u0101n<\/p>\n

g\u014dng ji\u0101o ch\u0113 zh\u00e0n<\/p>\n

k\u0101 f\u0113i gu\u01cen<\/p>\n

bi\u00e0n l\u00ec di\u00e0n<\/p>\n

ji\u0101 y\u00f3u zh\u00e0n<\/p>\n

ji\u00e0n sh\u0113n f\u00e1ng<\/p>\n

y\u012b yu\u00e0n<\/p>\n

l\u01da gu\u01cen\/ji\u01d4 di\u00e0n<\/p>\n

z\u00ec zh\u00f9 x\u01d0y\u012b f\u00e1ng<\/p>\n

t\u00fa sh\u016b gu\u01cen<\/p>\n

di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng yu\u00e0n<\/p>\n

b\u00f3 w\u00f9 gu\u01cen<\/p>\n

sh\u016b b\u00e0o t\u0101n<\/p>\n

g\u014dng yu\u00e1n<\/p>\n

y\u00e0o di\u00e0n<\/p>\n

j\u01d0ng ch\u00e1 j\u00fa<\/p>\n

c\u0101n t\u012bng\/f\u00e0n di\u00e0n<\/p>\n

xu\u00e9 xi\u00e0o<\/p>\n

g\u00f2u w\u00f9 zh\u00f2ng x\u012bn<\/p>\n

ch\u0101o sh\u00ec<\/p>\n

hu\u01d2 ch\u0113 zh\u00e0n<\/p>\n

d\u00f2ng w\u00f9 yu\u00e1n<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/div><\/p>\n

Save that list or make some flashcards with it – whatever it takes to get you using and remembering those common places. Now let’s learn some words related to location that will be useful.<\/p>\n

Location Words<\/h2>\n

We’ll get into the nitty gritty for asking for and giving directions in Part Two. Phrases such as “go straight” and “turn left in 2 blocks” will be taught in that post. For now, we’re just going to focus on basic location words. Here are some of the most common location words you’ll use in Chinese:<\/p>\n

on\/above
\nunder\/below
\nin front
\nbehind
\nright
\nleft
\nin
\nout
\neast
\nwest
\nnorth
\nsouth<\/div>
\u4e0a
\n\u4e0b
\n\u524d
\n\u540e
\n\u53f3
\n\u5de6
\n\u91cc
\n\u5916
\n\u4e1c
\n\u897f
\n\u5317
\n\u5357 <\/div>
sh\u00e0ng
\nxi\u00e0
\nqi\u00e1n
\nh\u00f2u
\ny\u00f2u
\nzu\u01d2
\nl\u01d0
\nw\u00e0i
\nd\u014dng
\nx\u012b
\nb\u011bi
\nn\u00e1n<\/div>
<\/div><\/p>\n

When describing the location of places, you’ll usually have to add one of two characters after the location word:<\/p>\n

\u8fb9\/\u9762 (bi\u0101n\/mi\u00e0n)<\/h2>\n

Here are a few examples of how you use these to describe a location:<\/p>\n