Difference between revisions of "Indicating location with "zai" before verbs"
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* [[Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"]] | * [[Complements with "dao", "gei" and "zai"]] | ||
| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1]] (pp. 128) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] | ||
[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 4 January 2012
To indicate the location that a verb takes place in, 在 is used. The structure is:
Subject + 在 + Location + Verb + Object
Notice that the location is placed before the verb in Chinese, whereas it appears afterwards in English.
Some examples:
- 我 在 上海 工作。
- 我 在 酒吧 喝 喝酒。
- 他 在 图书 馆看 书。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (pp. 128) →buy
