If you would like to see these vocabulary used to talk about how to get different places, see the corresponding lesson: Lesson 20 – Getting around town.
Direction words
| 东 | dōng | east |
| 南 | nán | south |
| 西 | xī | west |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 左 | zuǒ | left |
| 右 | yòu | right |
| 前 | qián | before, front |
| 后 | hòu | behind, after |
| 上 | shàng | up |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 里 | lǐ | in |
| 外 | wài | outer |
| 边 | bian | (suffix) side |
| 面 | mian | (suffix) side |
Positions
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | location |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | next to |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | middle |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite to; across from |
| 楼上 | lóushàng | upstairs |
| 楼下 | lóuxià | downstairs |
| 城市 | chéngshì | city |