Sorry for the long time not update this blog, coz some busy things to do lately. In this post, we will learn about the propositions use in chinese vocabulary. I think this lesson is quick easy to learn…Ok, let’s start this mandarin lesson.

从 ‘cong(2)’ means ‘from’
怎样 ‘zen(3) yang(4)’ means ‘how’
无论如何 ‘wu(2) lun(4) ru(2) he(2)’ means ‘however’
如果 ‘ru(2) guo(3)’ means ‘if’
加上 ‘jia(1) shang(4)’ means ‘in addition to’
事实上 ‘shi(4) shi(2) shang(4)’ means ‘in fact’
里面 ‘li(3) mian(4)’ means ‘inside’
原来 ‘yuan(2) lai(2)’ means ‘it turn out’
比…较少 ‘bi(3)…jiao(4) shao(3)’ means ‘less than…’
在…上面 ‘zai(4)…shang(4) mian(4)’ means ‘on…,upon…’
或者 ‘huo(4) zhe(3)’ means ‘or’
本来 ‘ben(3) lai(2)’ means ‘originally’
否则 ‘fou(3) ze(2)’ means ‘otherwise, or else’
外边 ‘wai(4) bian(1)’ means ‘outside’
那么 ‘na(4) me’ means ‘thus,…’
向 ‘xiang(4)’ means ‘towards’
在…之下 ‘zai(4)…zhi(1) xia(4)’ means ‘under…’
除非 ‘chu(2) fei(1)’ means ‘unless’
倒…才 ‘dao(4)…cai(2)’ means ‘until’
什么 ‘shen(3) me’ means ‘what’
什么时候 ‘shen(3) me shi(2) hou(4)’ means ‘when’
谁 ‘shei(2)’ means ‘who’
为什么 ‘wei(4) shen(3) me’ means ‘why’
比…更怀 ‘bi(3)…gen(4) huai(4)’ means ‘worse than…’
可能 ‘ke(3) neng(2)’ means ‘perhaps’
假如 ‘jia(3) ru(2)’ means ‘provided that’
既然 ‘ji(4) ran(2)’ means ‘since’
自…以来 ‘zi(4)…yi(3) lai(2)’ means ‘since…’
不久 ‘bu(4) jiu(3)’ means ‘soon’
那个 ‘na(4) ge(4)’ means ‘that one’
然后 ‘ran(2) hou(4)’ means ‘then,…’
所以 ‘shuo(2) yi(3)’ means ‘therefore, so’
这个 ‘zhe(4) ge(4)’ means ‘this one’
通过 ‘tong(1) guo(4)’ means ‘through’

Not too hard to understand it, right? It’s still some words I will write it soon.


1 Response to “Prepositions in Mandarin Part I”

  1. 1 buzzkorosp

    nice blog…have a lesson that can make me understanding mandarin language..I have been tried mandarin course only 3 months but until now still dont know…..

    many thanks..to your site…I will more often parking here…..

    Rgds
    rasyids

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