Prepositions In Mandarin Chinese: Beginner's Guide
Written byZoe Mei
Prepositions in Chinese express a relationship (movement, time or position) between different words in a sentence.
They're more complex in Chinese than they are in English.
Below you'll find a list of the prepositions in Mandarin Chinese.
List of Simple Prepositions
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| according to | 按 | àn |
| in accordance with | 按照 | Ànzhào |
| analogy, instance | 比方 | Bǐfāng |
| such as | 比如 | Bǐrú |
| go to , get to, leave for | 到 | Dào |
| In addition to, besides, apart from | 除了 | Chúle |
| after, as soon as | 等 | Děng |
| to be opposite, to oppose | 對 | Duì |
| to, for | 給 | Gěi |
| pertaining to, concerning, regarding, with regards to, about, | 關於 | Guānyú |
| and, with | 和 | Hé |
| due to, because of, in view of | 基於 | Jīyú |
| after, though, as a result of | 經過 | Jīngguò |
| by, whit, will, shall | 將 | Jiāng |
| concerning, on | 就 | Jiù |
| to pass, to go through, process, course | 經過 | Jīngguò |
| at once, only, just | 就 | Jiù |
| from, without | 離 | Lí |
| example, precedent, rule, case, instance | 例 | Lì |
| each, every | 每 | Měi |
| according to, as, as if, such as | 如 | Rú |
| like; same; similar; together; alike; with | 同 | Tóng |
| through ,via | 透過 | Tòuguò |
| to, towards, toward | 往 | Wǎng |
| so as to | 爲了 | Wèile |
| according to, in the light of | 依照 | Yīzhào |
| to answer; to respond; to agree, should | 應 | Yīng |
| due to ,because of, as a result of, owing to, thanks to | 由於 | Yóuyú |
| to relate to; related to; to concern | 有關 | Yǒuguān |
| in, on, at, to, for, of ,with regard to, in regard to, regarding | 於 | Yú |
| according to; in accordance with; to shine | 照 | Zhào |
| until | 直到 | Zhídào |
| to arrive; most; to; until | 至 | Zhì |
| as for; as to; to go so far as to | 至於 | Zhìyú |
| from; self; since | 自 | Zì |
| since (a time); ever since | 自從 | Zìcóng |
| towards; to face; to turn towards; direction | 向 | Xiàng |
Examples:
My mother has animals such as dogs and cats
我的母親有動物，如狗和貓
Wǒ de mǔqīn yǒu dòngwù, rú gǒu hé māo
I write (characters) with a pen.
那些们男孩很高興.
Wǒ xiě (zì) yòng gāngbǐ.
On the table
桌子上
Zhuōzi shàng
He goes to China by plane.
他去中國的飛機。
Tā qù zhōngguó de fēijī.
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