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There are two groups of Mandarin prepositions – general prepositions and movement prepositions. General prepositions include g\u0113n \u8ddf (with), yòng \u7528 (with an object), and tì \u66ff (for).<\/p>\n

Movement prepositions are used to show movement in time or space. These Mandarin prepositions correspond to the English prepositions to, from, into, and out of.<\/p>\n

There is one Mandarin preposition that does not refer to movement, but no<\/em>netheless refers to a location or time: zài \u5728. This means at a location or time, as in zài ji\u0101 \u5728 \u5bb6 (at home). Read more a<\/em>bout zài \u5728.<\/p>\n

 Mandarin Movement Prepositions<\/p>\n

The most common Mandarin Movement Prepositions are:<\/p>\n

    \u9032 \/ \u8fdb – jìn – enter
    \u51fa – ch\u016b – outwards
    \u5f80 – w\u01ceng – towards
    \u5411 – xiàng – towards
    \u5230 – dào – to (a location or time)
    \u5f9e \/ \u4ece – cóng – from (a location or time)<\/p>\n

Using Mandarin Movement Prepositions<\/p>\n

The object of a Mandarin preposition comes directly after the preposition, and the OBJECT + PREPOSITION phrase (the Prepositio<\/em>nal Phrase or PP) comes before the verb, as in this example:<\/p>\n

    W\u01d2 dào Táib\u011bi qù le.
    \u6211\u5230\u53f0\u5317\u53bb\u4e86\u3002
    I went to Taipei. <\/p>\n

In the above example, the preposition is dào \u5230, the object is Táib\u011bi \u53f0\u5317, and the verb is qù \u53bb.<\/p>\n

Modifiers such as adverbs are placed either before the PP or after the verb’s object:<\/p>\n

    W\u01d2 míngti\u0101n huì dào Táib\u011bi qù.
    \u6211\u660e\u5929\u6703\u5230\u53f0\u5317\u53bb\u3002
    \u6211\u660e\u5929\u4f1a\u5230\u53f0\u5317\u53bb\u3002
    I will go to Taipei tomorrow. (literally: I tomorrow will to Taipei go.) <\/p>\n

Mandarin Preposition Examples<\/p>\n

Here are a few sentences with Mandarin movement prepositions.
\u9032 \/ \u8fdb Jìn<\/p>\n

    Q\u01d0ng bú yào jìnqù.
    \u8acb\u4e0d\u8981\u9032\u53bb\u3002
    \u8bf7\u4e0d\u8981\u8fdb\u53bb\u3002
    Please don’t go in. <\/p>\n

\u51fa Ch\u016b<\/p>\n

    Q\u01d0ng ch\u016blai y\u012bxià.
    \u8acb\u51fa\u4f86\u4e00\u4e0b\u3002
    \u8bf7\u51fa\u6765\u4e00\u4e0b\u3002
    Please come out for a bit. <\/p>\n

\u5f80 W\u01ceng<\/p>\n

    Zài yínháng w\u01ceng yòu zhu\u01cen.
    \u5728\u9280\u884c\u5f80\u53f3\u8f49\u3002
    \u5728\u94f6\u884c\u5f80\u53f3\u8f6c\u3002
    Turn right at the bank. <\/p>\n

\u5411 Xiàng<\/p>\n

    Zhègè chu\u0101ngk\u01d2u xiàng nán.
    \u9019\u500b\u7a97\u53e3\u5411\u5357\u3002
    \u8fd9\u4e2a\u7a97\u53e3\u5411\u5357\u3002
    This window faces south. <\/p>\n

\u5230 Dào<\/p>\n

    W\u01d2 bù dào cài shìch\u01ceng qù
    \u6211\u4e0d\u5230\u83dc\u5e02\u5834\u53bb\u3002
    \u6211\u4e0d\u5230\u83dc\u5e02\u573a\u53bb\u3002
    I am not going to the market. <\/p>\n

\u5f9e \/ \u4ece Cóng<\/p>\n

    Cóng Táib\u011bi dào G\u0101oxióng yào du\u014d ji\u01d4?
    \u5f9e\u53f0\u5317\u5230\u9ad8\u96c4\u8981\u591a\u4e45?
    \u4ece\u53f0\u5317\u5230\u9ad8\u96c4\u8981\u591a\u4e45?
    How long does it take from Taipei to Kaohsiung?
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