Lesson 7: Asking the Way to School

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Additional HSK 1 vocabulary (direction, education).

14 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary14 words

北běiNoun

northindicates a direction on a map

Examples

我的房间朝北。

wǒdefángjiāncháoběi。

My room faces north.

北边běibianNoun

1.north, northern side
2.the north side (of an object or place)usually used to indicate a direction or relative position

Examples

学校在医院的北边。

xuéxiàozàiyīyuàndeběibiān。

The school is to the north of the hospital.

北边有一条河。

běibiānyǒuyìtiáohé。

There is a river to the north.

东dōngNoun

eastindicates a direction on a map

Examples

太阳从东边升起。

tàiyángcóngdōngbiānshēngqǐ。

The sun rises in the east.

东边dōngbianNoun

east, eastern side

Examples

学校的东边有一个公园。

xuéxiàodedōngbiānyǒuyígègōngyuán。

There is a park to the east of the school.

路口lùkǒuNoun

intersection, crossroadsA place where roads meet.

Examples

我在路口等你。

wǒzàilùkǒuděngnǐ。

I'll wait for you at the intersection.

前面是一个路口。

qiánmiànshìyígèlùkǒu。

There is an intersection ahead.

南nánNoun

southIndicates a direction on a map.

Examples

中国南方很热。

zhōngguónánfānghěnrè。

Southern China is very hot.

南边nánbianNoun

1.south, the south side
2.the south (of a country or region)Commonly used in everyday speech to indicate a direction or location.

Examples

我家在学校的南边。

wǒjiāzàixuéxiàodenánbiān。

My home is south of the school.

南边的城市很热。

nánbiāndechéngshìhěnrè。

The southern cities are very hot.

上课shàngkèVerb

1.to go to class, to attend class
2.to begin a classusually used in a school context

Examples

我明天上午八点上课。

wǒmíngtiānshàngwǔbādiǎnshàngkè。

I have class at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

老师说现在开始上课。

lǎoshīshuōxiànzàikāishǐshàngkè。

The teacher says class begins now.

上学shàngxuéVerb

1.to go to school
2.to attend schoolrefers to going to school to study

Examples

我明天上学。

wǒmíngtiānshàngxué。

I go to school tomorrow.

他每天早上八点上学。

tāměitiānzǎoshàngbādiǎnshàngxué。

He goes to school at eight every morning.

西xīNoun

westindicates a direction on a map

Examples

我家在西边。

wǒjiāzàixībiān。

My home is to the west.

西边xībianNoun

1.the west side, to the west
2.the western areausually used to indicate a direction or position

Examples

学校在公园的西边。

xuéxiàozàigōngyuándexībiān。

The school is to the west of the park.

太阳从西边落下。

tàiyángcóngxībiānluòxià。

The sun sets in the west.

右yòuNoun

right side; the rightThe direction opposite to the left, used for direction or position.

Examples

学校在我的右边。

xuéxiàozàiwǒdeyòubiān。

The school is on my right.

请向右转。

qǐngxiàngyòuzhuǎn。

Please turn right.

中学生zhōngxuéshēngNoun

secondary school studentUsually refers to middle and high school students.

Examples

他是一个中学生。

tāshìyígèzhōngxuéshēng。

He is a secondary school student.

中学生每天都要上学。

zhōngxuéshēngměitiāndōuyàoshàngxué。

Secondary school students go to school every day.

左zuǒNoun

1.left side; the leftThe direction opposite to the right.
2.left (as in "on the left-hand side")Often used in giving directions.

Examples

请向左转。

qǐngxiàngzuǒzhuǎn。

Please turn left.

我的左边有一棵树。

wǒdezuǒbiānyǒuyìkēshù。

There is a tree on my left.

Grammar

Doing What and Where

S + 在 + 地点 + 动词

This pattern is used to express an action taking place at a specific location. '在' comes before the place, followed by the verb.

学生在学校上课。

xuéshēngzàixuéxiàoshàngkè。

The students are having class at school.

我在路口等你。

wǒzàilùkǒuděngnǐ。

I'll wait for you at the intersection.

Indicating Direction

在 + 方位词

This structure is used to indicate the location of a thing or person relative to a reference point. '在' combines with direction words such as '东边', '北边', '右'... to describe the location specifically.

学校在路口的北边。

xuéxiàozàilùkǒudeběibiān。

The school is on the north side of the intersection.

超市在我的右边。

chāoshìzàiwǒdeyòubiān。

The supermarket is on my right.

Dialogues

Asking the Way to School

A friend asks for directions to the middle school.

Hoa

你好，请问中学在哪里？

nǐhǎo，qǐngwènzhōngxuézàinǎlǐ？

Hello, excuse me, where is the middle school?

Minh

中学在路口的南边。

zhōngxuézàilùkǒudenánbiān。

The middle school is on the south side of the intersection.

Hoa

路口在哪里？

lùkǒuzàinǎlǐ？

Where is the intersection?

Minh

你一直走，在左边。

nǐyìzhízǒu，zàizuǒbiān。

Go straight, and it's on your left.

Hoa

谢谢！我上学快迟到了。

xièxiè！wǒshàngxuékuàichídàole。

Thank you! I'm almost late for school.

Minh

不客气。中学生也要学外语，对吗？

búkèqì。zhōngxuéshēngyěyàoxuéwàiyǔ，duìma？

You're welcome. Middle school students also have to study a foreign language, right?