Chinese Language Study: Directions and Spatial Relationships (方位 Fāngwèi)

上

shàng (up)

下

xià (down)

前

qián (front)

后

hòu ( behind)

左

zuǒ (left)

右

yòu (right)

里

lǐ (inside)

外

wài (outside)

中间

zhōngjiān (middle)

旁边

páng biān (Next To)

对面

duì miàn (opposite)

在

zài (at; in; on)

边

biān (side)

北

běi (north)

南

nán (south)

西

xī (west)

东

dōng (east)

面

miàn (side, surface)

离

lí (to be away from)

远

yuǎn (far away)

近

jìn (close)

学校离我家很近。

Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn. (School is close to my house.)

图书馆离这里多远？

Túshūguǎn lí zhèlǐ duō yuǎn? (How far is the library from here?)