每日中文 Daily Zhongwen: 第六课你儿子在哪儿工作？《HSK 1 Standard Course》 Lesson 9

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第6课:

No.1 在家 At home
Xiǎo māo zài nǎr?
Xiǎo māo zài nàr.
Xiǎo gǒu zài nǎr?
Xiǎo gǒu zài yǐzi xiàmiàn.
小猫在哪儿？
小猫在那儿。
小狗在哪儿？
小狗在椅子下面。
Where is the kitty?
The kitty is over there.
Where is the puppy?
The puppy is under the chair.

语法点： Subject + 在(Verb) + Location

在 can be used as a Verb, meaning "exist; be located somewhere".

Diànnǎo zài zhuōzi shàng.
电脑在桌子上。
Computer is on the table.
Tā zhōngwǔ zàijiā ma?
他中午在家吗？
Will he be home at noon？
Tā jiù zài nàlǐ.
她就在那里。
She is right over there.

语法点： Subject + Verb + 哪儿/哪里 (Where)

The interrogative pronouns 哪儿 & 哪里 are used to ask about the location, meaning "Where". 哪儿 is more often used in spoken language.

Nà jiā fànguǎn zài nǎlǐ?
那家饭馆在哪里？
Where is that restaurant?
Nǐ de xiǎo māo qù nǎr le?
你的小猫去哪儿了？
Where is your kitten?
Wǒ de bēizi zài nǎr?
我的杯子在哪儿？
Where is my cup?

语法点： Subject + 在(Verb) + Noun + 上/下/里/外/前/后/左/右

Nouns of locality show direction and location in sentences. The most common ones are 上-up, 下-down, 里-inside, 外-outside, 前-front, 后-back, 左-left and 右-right.

Xiǎo gǒu zài shāfā shàng.
小狗在沙发上。
The puppy is on the sofa.
Wǒ zài lùshàng ne.
我在路上呢。
I'm on my way.
Tā zài túshūguǎn lǐ.
她在图书馆里。
She is in the library.

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No.2 在车站 At the railway station
Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?
wǒ zài xuéxiào gōngzuò.
nǐ érzi zài nǎr gōngzuò?
wǒ érzi zài yīyuàn gōngzuò, tā shì yīshēng.
你在哪儿工作？
我在学校工作。
你儿子在哪儿工作？
我儿子在医院工作，他是医生。
Where do you work?
I work in a school.
Where does your son work?
My son works in a hospital. He is a doctor.

语法点： Subject + 在(prep.) + 哪儿/哪里 + Verb

The prepositional phrases 在哪儿/在哪里 can be placed before a verb to ask about the location where an action or behavior takes place.

Nǐ zài nǎr mǎi yīfú?
你在哪儿买衣服？
Where do you buy clothes?
Nǐ zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?
你在哪里工作？
Where do you work?
Tā zài nǎr xué hànyǔ?
他在哪儿学汉语？
Where does he learn Chinese?

语法点： Subject + 在 + location + Verb

The prepositional phrase with 在 can be placed before a verb to introduce the place where an action or behavior takes place.

Wǒ zài gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù.
我在公园里跑步。
I am running in the park.
Qùnián wǒ zài zhè jiā cānguǎn dǎgōng.
去年我在这家餐馆打工。
I worked in this restaurant last year.
Wǒ zài kǎoshì zhōng déle gāo fēn.
我在考试中得了高分。
I got a high score in the exam.

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No.3 打电话 On the phone
Nǐ bàba zàijiā ma?
bù zàijiā.
tā zài nǎr ne?
tā zài yīyuàn.
你爸爸在家吗？
不在家。
他在哪儿呢？
他在医院。
Is your father at home?
No, he isn't.
Where is he?
He is in the hospital.

语法点： Subject (+ 在哪儿) + 呢？

The modal particle 呢 can be used to ask about the location of somebody or something.

“Wǒ de shū ne?” “Zài zhuōzi shàng.”
“我的书呢？” “在桌子上。”
"Where is my book?" "On the table."
“Māmā zài nǎr ne?” “Tā qù shāngdiànle.”
“妈妈在哪儿呢？” “她去商店了。”
"Where is mom?" "She went to the store."

语法点： Negative form 不在 | Affirmative-negative form 在不在

The Negative form of 在 is 不在.
The affirmative-negative form is 在不在.

Tā búzài bàngōngshì.
她不在办公室。
She is not in the office.
Qǐngwèn xiǎo wáng zàibùzài?
请问小王在不在？
Is Xiao Wang here?

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部首 Chinese Radical

Fù | Yì 阝 Hill | City

When on the left-side, 阝 is Fù-阜 meaning "hill". Characters with left-side 阝 are usually related to hill, such as: Yáng-阳(south of a hill*).* the original meaning of the character.