Vocabulary/Patterns for Describing Your Place


General exposure ( ) :


/ / 西 /


/ / 西 / vs. / / 西 /


Patterns for introducing and locating something:


pattern 1 for introducing something: location + /placement verbs + object


pattern 2 for describing something's location: object + + location


Location expressions:


... / 西 / / ... / / /
/ /


... / 西 / / ... / / / /
/


... / / + / ... (
/ / ) /


... / 西 / / / ... / /


/ ... ( ) /


( ) : 左手 /


close to A: A ; A


between: A B


right next to/leaning againstA: A , A


next door to A: A


on the X wall : / 西 / /


at the X corner : / / 西 / 西


Placement verbs + / :


/ , / , / , , 陈列着 /
/


/ 满了 , / , / , / ,
/ / /


Some adverbs: 齐地;


Parts of house:


玄关 , 客厅 , 起居室 , 餐厅厨房卧室储藏室壁橱走廊


洗手间 , 盥洗室 , 卫浴 , 厕所 , 马桶 , 浴室 , 淋浴 , 浴缸 , 洗衣房 , 车房 ,


大门 , 前门 , 后门 , 边门 , 拉门 , 铁门 , 安全 阳台


窗户 , 落地 百叶窗壁炉烟囱地板地毯天花板


Furniture and appliances:


家俱沙发 , 茶几 , 衣柜 , , 佛龛 , 书架 , 衣架 , 梳妆台 ,


组合柜 , 五斗 / , 床头 陈列 , 餐桌 , 摆设碗柜 , 洗碗 , 盥洗


电炉 , 煤气炉 , 冰箱 , 空调 , 洗衣机 , 微波 , 洗碗机 , 电视机


录像机 / 录影机 , 落地 , 音响 , 钢琴 植物 , 花草 , 鱼缸 ,


Measure words:


( ) , / ( 房子 ) , ( ) , ( ) , ( 镜子 ) , ( 桌子 / ) , ( 椅子 ) ,


( 电视 / 电脑 ) , ( ) , ( 沙发 ) ,



朝 [zhao1] /morning/

向 [xiang4] /guide/opposite to/

东 [dong1] /east/

南 [nan2] /south/

西 [xi1] /west/

北 [bei3] /north/

坐 [zuo4] /to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, aeroplane etc.)/

正 [zheng4] /just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/principle/

偏 [pian1] /one-sided/to lean/to slant/prejudiced/inclined to one side/

有 [you3] /to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be/

在 [zai4] /(located) at/in/exist/

边 [bian1] /side/edge/margin/border/boundary/

的 [di4] /aim/clear/

左 [zuo3] /left/

右 [you4] /right (-hand)/

上 [shang4] /on/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up/

下 [xia4] /under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter/

前 [qian2] /before/in front/ago/former/previous/earlier/front/

后 [hou4] /queen/

面 [mian4] /flour/noodles/

方 [fang1] /square/quadrilateral/direction/just/

部 [bu4] /ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/(a measure word)/(a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)/

中 [zhong4] /hit (the mark)/

对 [dui4] /couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right/

过 [guo4] /(past tense marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to live/to get along/(surname)/

手 [shou3] /hand/convienent/

离 [li2] /(distant) from/to leave/

近 [jin4] /near/close (to)/approximately/

附 [fu4] /to add/to attach/to be close to/to be attached/

跟 [gen1] /to follow/to go with/heel/with/and/

之 [zhi1] /(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it/

间 [jian4] /interstice/separate/

靠 [kao4] /depend upon/lean on/near/by/against/to support/

着 [zhuo2] /plan/settlement/to wear/

紧 [jin3] /tight/nervous/strict/

挨 [ai2] /next to/suffer (hunger)/endure/drag out/delay/stall/play for time/

隔 [ge2] /to separate/to stand or lie between/to divide/to cut off/

壁 [bi4] /wall/rampart/

墙 [qiang2] /wall/

拐 [guai3] /kidnap/to turn/

角 [jue2] /Chinese musical note/angle/horn/

了 [liao4] /look afar from a high place/

铺 [pu4] /a store/

挂 [gua4] /to hang/to put up/to suspend/

贴 [tie1] /to stick/to paste/to keep close to/to fit snguly/allowance/

摆 [bai3] /pendulum/to place/to display/to swing/to oscillate/to show/to move/to exhibit/

搁 [ge1] /to place/

放 [fang4] /to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/

塞 [se4] /piston/unenlightened/

藏 [zang4] /storehouse/depository/Buddhist or Taoist scripture/Zang/Tibet/

堆 [dui1] /a pile/a mass/heap/stack/

摊 [tan1] /spread out/vendor's stand/

扔 [reng1] /throw/

撒 [sa3] /to scatter/

摞 [luo4] /pile up/

整 [zheng3] /exactly/in good order/whole//complete/entire/in order/orderly/

杂 [za2] /mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix/

乱 [luan4] /in confusion/disorderly/

地 [di4] /earth/ground/field/place/land/

七 [qi1] /seven/7/

八 [ba1] /eight/8/

糟 [zao1] /to waste/spoil/

客厅 [ke4 ting1] /drawing room (room for arriving guests)/

餐厅 [can1 ting1] /dining-hall/

厨房 [chu2 fang2] /kitchen/

卧室 [wo4 shi4] /bedroom/

储藏室 [chu2 cang2 shi4] /storage/

壁橱 [bi4 chu2] /a built-in wardrobe or cupboard/closet/

走廊 [zou3 lang2] /corridor/piazza/veranda/

厕所 [ce4 suo3] /toilet/lavatory/

浴室 [yu4 shi4] /bathroom (room used for bathing)/

大门 [da4 men2] /entrance/door/gate/

边门 [bian1 men2] /side door/wicket door/

安全 [an1 quan2] /safe/secure/safety/security/

门 [men2] /door/gate/field of endeavor/

阳台 [yang2 tai2] /porch/

窗户 [chuang1 hu5] /window/

窗 [chuang1] /shutter/window/

百叶窗 [bai3 ye4 chuang1] /shutter/blind/

壁炉 [bi4 lu2] /fireplace/

烟囱 [yan1 cong1] /chimney/

地板 [di4 ban3] /floor/

地毯 [di4 tan3] /carpet/rug/

天花板 [tian1 hua1 ban3] /ceiling/

家俱 [jia1 ju1] /furniture/

沙发 [sha1 fa1] /sofa/

供 [gong4] /offer/sacrificial offering/

台 [tai2] /your/

神 [shen2] /God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being/

书架 [shu1 jia4] /bookshelf/

橱 [chu2] /a wardrobe/case/cabinet/

柜 [ju3] /Salix multinervis/

陈列 [chen2 lie4] /display/exhibit/

摆设 [bai3 she4] /furnish and decorate (a room)/

碗柜 [wan3 gui4] /cupboard/

槽 [cao2] /manger/trough/groove/

盆 [pen2] /basin/

冰箱 [bing1 xiang1] /icebox/refrigerator/freezer/

烘 [hong1] /bake/heat by fire/

干 [gan4] /manage/stem/

机 [ji1] /machine/opportunity/secret/

微波 [wei1 bo1] /microwave/

炉 [lu2] /stove/

电视机 [dian4 shi4 ji1] /television (set)/

录像机 [lu4 xiang4 ji1] /video recorder/VCR/

灯 [deng1] /lamp/light/

钢琴 [gang1 qin2] /piano/

琴 [qin2] /(mus. instr.)/

凳 [deng4] /bench/stool/

植物 [zhi2 wu4] /botanical/plant/vegetation/

屋 [wu1] /house/room/

所 [suo3] /actually/place/

栋 [dong4] /roof beam/

房子 [fang2 zi5] /house/

盏 [zhan3] /M for lamp/

扇 [shan4] /(a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)/

镜子 [jing4 zi5] /mirror/

张 [zhang1] /(a measure word)/(a surname)/open up/

桌子 [zhuo1 zi5] /table/desk/

床 [chuang2] /bed/couch/(a measure word)/

把 [ba4] /handle/

椅子 [yi3 zi5] /chair/

电视 [dian4 shi4] /television/TV/

电脑 [dian4 nao3] /computer/

幅 [fu2] /(measure word for textile or picture)/width/roll/

画 [hua4] /draw/picture/painting/

套 [tao4] /to cover/covering/case/cover/(a measure word, a set of something)/sheath/