40 original HSK 1 lessonsStage 4 · Lesson 20A neighborhood map
Use compass directions and ask how to reach a place.
Lesson vocabulary
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HSK 1Travel and geography
dōngEnglish meaning
east
Examples and usage
在学校东边。地图上边是北,下边是南。zài xué xiào dōng bian。 dì tú shàng biān shì běi, xià bian shì nán。It is east of the school. The map is north-up, with south at the bottom.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
dōngbianEnglish meaning
eastern side
Examples and usage
在学校东边。地图上边是北,下边是南。zài xué xiào dōng bian。 dì tú shàng biān shì běi, xià bian shì nán。It is east of the school. The map is north-up, with south at the bottom.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
nánEnglish meaning
south
Examples and usage
在学校东边。地图上边是北,下边是南。zài xué xiào dōng bian。 dì tú shàng biān shì běi, xià bian shì nán。It is east of the school. The map is north-up, with south at the bottom.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
nánbiānEnglish meaning
southern side
Examples and usage
对。西边有山,南边有树,北边有医院。duì。 xī biān yǒu shān, nán biān yǒu shù, běi bian yǒu yī yuàn。Yes. There are hills to the west, trees to the south and a hospital to the north.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
xīEnglish meaning
west
Examples and usage
书店在东,商店在西,对吗?shū diàn zài dōng, shāng diàn zài xī, duì ma?The bookshop is east and the shop is west, right?
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HSK 1Travel and geography
xībiānEnglish meaning
western side
Examples and usage
对。西边有山,南边有树,北边有医院。duì。 xī biān yǒu shān, nán biān yǒu shù, běi bian yǒu yī yuàn。Yes. There are hills to the west, trees to the south and a hospital to the north.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
běiEnglish meaning
north
Examples and usage
在学校东边。地图上边是北,下边是南。zài xué xiào dōng bian。 dì tú shàng biān shì běi, xià bian shì nán。It is east of the school. The map is north-up, with south at the bottom.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
běibianEnglish meaning
northern side
Examples and usage
对。西边有山,南边有树,北边有医院。duì。 xī biān yǒu shān, nán biān yǒu shù, běi bian yǒu yī yuàn。Yes. There are hills to the west, trees to the south and a hospital to the north.
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
dìEnglish meaning
ground; land
Examples and usage
这块地不大,东边和西边都有路。zhè kuài dì bù dà, dōng bian hé xī biān dōu yǒu lù。This piece of land is small, with roads on its east and west sides.
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HSK 1Travel and geography
dìfāngEnglish meaning
place; locality
Examples and usage
地图上,这个地方在哪里?dì tú shàng, zhè ge dì fang zài nǎ lǐ?Where is this place on the map?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
dìdiǎnEnglish meaning
location; site
Examples and usage
我们怎么去那个地点?wǒ men zěn me qù nà ge dì diǎn?How do we reach that location?
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HSK 1Travel and geography
dìtúEnglish meaning
map
Examples and usage
地图上,这个地方在哪里?dì tú shàng, zhè ge dì fang zài nǎ lǐ?Where is this place on the map?
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HSK 1Expressions and idioms
zěnmeEnglish meaning
how; in what way
Examples and usage
我们怎么去那个地点?wǒ men zěn me qù nà ge dì diǎn?How do we reach that location?
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