Sentence PatternsHSK 3
Expressing location with "在... 上 / 下 / 里"
Use the preposition 在 followed by a place word to express where someone or something is located. This is the most common way to say 'in/at' a place in Chinese.
Structure
在 + Place
Examples
- 在中国Zài zhōng guóin China
- 在美国Zài měi guóin the USA
- 在上海Zài shàng hǎiin Shanghai
- 在纽约Zài niǔ yuēin New York
Words that use this
- 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above