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Directions in Mandarin

45 words from the HSK 1–4 core vocabulary, each with pinyin, its meaning, an example sentence and audio.

• 北 běi north
• 北边 běi biān north
• 东 dōng east
• 东边 dōng bian east
• 对 duì right; correct
• 间 jiān between
• 里边 lǐ bian inside
• 南 nán south
• 南边 nán bian south
• 旁边 páng biān side; adjacent place
• 前 qián front
• 前边 qián bian front
• 上 shàng (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
• 外 wài outside
• 外边 wài bian outside
• 西 xī west
• 西边 xī biān west
• 下 xià down
• 右 yòu (bound form) right; right-hand side
• 远 yuǎn far
• 左 zuǒ left
• 左边 zuǒ bian left
• 北方 běi fāng north
• 边 biān side
• 东方 dōng fāng east
• 对面 duì miàn opposite; across (the street etc)
• 方向 fāng xiàng direction; orientation
• 近 jìn near
• 里头 lǐ tou inside; interior
• 零下 líng xià below zero (esp. temperature)
• 留下 liú xià to leave behind
• 南方 nán fāng south; southern direction
• 西方 Xī fāng the West
• 中心 zhōng xīn center; heart; core
• 背后 bèi hòu behind
• 东部 dōng bù the east
• 里面 lǐ miàn inside
• 落后 luò hòu to fall behind
• 内 nèi inside
• 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)
• 下面 xià miàn below
• 底 dǐ bottom; base
• 后头 hòu tou behind
• 权利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)
• 相反 xiāng fǎn opposite