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Stage 4 · Lesson 16

Three places in a new room

Describe a home, a room and where things are upstairs or downstairs.

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
房子
fángzi

English meaning
house

Examples and usage
我住这间。房子不大,房间很好。wǒ zhù zhè jiān。 fáng zi bù dà, fáng jiān hěn hǎo。

I live in this room. The house is small, but the room is nice.

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
房间
fángjiān

English meaning
room

Examples and usage
我住这间。房子不大,房间很好。wǒ zhù zhè jiān。 fáng zi bù dà, fáng jiān hěn hǎo。

I live in this room. The house is small, but the room is nice.

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
间
jiān

English meaning
room; measure word for rooms

Examples and usage
你住哪一间房?nǐ zhù nǎ yī jiān fáng?

Which room do you live in?

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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
住
zhù

English meaning
live; stay

Examples and usage
你住哪一间房?nǐ zhù nǎ yī jiān fáng?

Which room do you live in?

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
床
chuáng

English meaning
bed

Examples and usage
床和桌子放在哪里?chuáng hé zhuō zi fàng zài nǎ lǐ?

Where are the bed and table?

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
桌子
zhuōzi

English meaning
table; desk

Examples and usage
床和桌子放在哪里?chuáng hé zhuō zi fàng zài nǎ lǐ?

Where are the bed and table?

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
门
mén

English meaning
door; gate

Examples and usage
床在门旁边,桌子在床前边。chuáng zài mén páng biān, zhuō zi zài chuáng qián biān。

The bed is beside the door, and the table is in front of it.

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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
门口
ménkǒu

English meaning
entrance; doorway

Examples and usage
今天小禾在家,安安来到他家门口。jīn tiān xiǎo hé zài jiā, ān ān lái dào tā jiā mén kǒu。

Xiao He is home today, and An An comes to his front door.

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
家里
jiā lǐ

English meaning
inside the home

Examples and usage
有。这楼有三间房,我家里人都住在这儿。yǒu。 zhè lóu yǒu sān jiān fáng, wǒ jiā lǐ rén dōu zhù zài zhè ér。

Yes. There are three rooms in this building, and my family lives here.

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
在家
zàijiā

English meaning
at home

Examples and usage
今天小禾在家,安安来到他家门口。jīn tiān xiǎo hé zài jiā, ān ān lái dào tā jiā mén kǒu。

Xiao He is home today, and An An comes to his front door.

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HSK 1Actions and situations
放
fàng

English meaning
put; place

Examples and usage
床和桌子放在哪里?chuáng hé zhuō zi fàng zài nǎ lǐ?

Where are the bed and table?

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HSK 1Home and everyday objects
楼
lóu

English meaning
building; floor

Examples and usage
楼上和楼下都有房间吗?lóu shàng hé lóu xià dōu yǒu fáng jiān ma?

Are there rooms upstairs and downstairs?

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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
楼上
lóu shàng

English meaning
upstairs

Examples and usage
楼上和楼下都有房间吗?lóu shàng hé lóu xià dōu yǒu fáng jiān ma?

Are there rooms upstairs and downstairs?

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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
楼下
lóu xià

English meaning
downstairs

Examples and usage
楼上和楼下都有房间吗?lóu shàng hé lóu xià dōu yǒu fáng jiān ma?

Are there rooms upstairs and downstairs?

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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
地上
dìshàng

English meaning
on the ground; on the floor

Examples and usage
小禾把书放在桌子上,不放在地上。xiǎo hé bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng, bù fàng zài dì shàng。

Xiao He puts the book on the table, not on the floor.

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