Dialogue
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我de的shū书bāo包bú不jiàn见le了！Nǐ你kàn看jiàn见le了ma吗？My schoolbag is gone! Have you seen it?
小明\uFF1A
Bié别zháo着jí急。Jiào教shì室lǐ里miàn面yǒu有méi没yǒu有？Mén门páng旁biān边ne呢？Don't worry. Is it inside the classroom? What about next to the door?
安娜\uFF1A
Jiào教shì室lǐ里miàn面méi没yǒu有。Mén门páng旁biān边yě也méi没yǒu有。It's not inside the classroom. It's not next to the door either.
小明\uFF1A
Nǐ你kàn看！Chuáng床xià下miàn面yǒu有yí一gè个bāo包。Shì是bú不shì是nǐ你de的？Look! There's a bag under the bed. Is it yours?
安娜\uFF1A
Shì是wǒ我de的！Běn本zi子hé和bǐ笔dōu都zài在lǐ里miàn面。Shǒu手biǎo表yě也zài在bāo包de的shàng上miàn面。Xiè谢xie谢nǐ你！It's mine! The notebook and pen are both inside. The watch is on top of the bag too. Thank you!
小明\uFF1A
Bú不kè客qi气。Nǐ你de的jiào教shì室lí离zhèr这yuǎn儿ma远吗？You're welcome. Is your classroom far from here?
安娜\uFF1A
Hěn很yuǎn远，zài在lóu楼de的wǔ五céng层。Jiào教shì室qián前miàn面shì是mén门，mén门zuǒ左bian边shì是chuáng床。Very far — on the fifth floor of the building. The door is in front of the classroom, and the bed is to the left of the door.
小明\uFF1A
Nǐ你de的kù裤zi子zài在shū书bāo包lǐ里miàn面ma吗？Are your trousers inside the schoolbag?
安娜\uFF1A
Bú不zài在lǐ里miàn面。Kù裤zi子zài在chuáng床xià下miàn面，zài在bāo包de的yòu右bian边。Not inside. The trousers are under the bed, to the right of the bag.
小明\uFF1A
Hǎo好，dōu都zhǎo找dào到le了！Jiào教shì室wài外miàn面jiàn见！Good, everything's found! See you outside the classroom!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
本子book笔brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)包to cover书包schoolbag手表wrist watch床bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)裤子trousers门gate楼house with more than 1 story教室classroom里面inside外面outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)上面above; on top of; the upper part下面below前面ahead后面rear旁边lateral左边the left side右边right side离to leave
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
本
笔
包
书
手
床
裤
门
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Location words 里面/外面/上面/下面
Use 里面, 外面, 上面, 下面, 前面, 后面, 旁边 after a noun to specify location.
离 for distance
Use 离 + place + 远/近 to ask or state how far something is.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Describe a room or a desk. Say where at least four objects are using location words (里面/上面/下面/旁边/左边/右边). Include one sentence with 离 to describe distance.
Frame
……在……里面/上面/下面/旁边。……在……的左边/右边。……离……很……（远/近）。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used at least four different location words.
- \u2610 I placed the location word after the reference noun (桌子上面).
- \u2610 I used 离 + place + 远/近 for one distance statement.
- \u2610 My description gives a clear spatial picture.