LaowaiChinese dictionary

Day 6 · 12 words · HSK 3.0 source vocabulary

Places and directions

Use 在 for a location, 去 for movement away and 来 for movement towards the speaker. 这里 and 那里 mean here and there.

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  1. 这 zhè

    this

    这是学校。

    Zhè shì xuéxiào.

    This is the school.

  2. 那 nà

    that

    那是我的家。

    Nà shì wǒ de jiā.

    That is my home.

  3. 哪 nǎ

    which

    你是哪国人？

    Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

    Which country are you from?

  4. 这里 zhèlǐ

    here

    请坐这里。

    Qǐng zuò zhèlǐ.

    Please sit here.

  5. 那里 nàlǐ

    there

    他在那里。

    Tā zài nàlǐ.

    He is over there.

  6. 学校 xuéxiào

    school

    学校很大。

    Xuéxiào hěn dà.

    The school is big.

  7. 医院 yīyuàn

    hospital

    她在医院工作。

    Tā zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.

    She works at a hospital.

  8. 商店 shāngdiàn

    shop

    商店在学校旁边。

    Shāngdiàn zài xuéxiào pángbiān.

    The shop is next to the school.

  9. 汉语 Hànyǔ

    Chinese language

    我在这里学习汉语。

    Wǒ zài zhèlǐ xuéxí Hànyǔ.

    I study Chinese here.

  10. 中国 Zhōngguó

    China

    我的朋友在中国。

    Wǒ de péngyou zài Zhōngguó.

    My friend is in China.

  11. 去 qù

    to go

    你去哪儿？

    Nǐ qù nǎr?

    Where are you going?

  12. 来 lái

    to come

    请来我家。

    Qǐng lái wǒ jiā.

    Please come to my home.

Sentences, translations and practice: original Laowai teaching material. Pinyin shows the spoken tone changes of 一 and 不. Set membership uses the November 2025 examination syllabus; examples can contain words from other levels.

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