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- <p>When used to indicate locations of actions, 在 (zài) is usually placed after the subject and <a href="Indicating_location_with_"zai"_before_verbs" title="wikilink">before the verb</a>. There are certain cases, however, when 在 (zài) goes after the verb.</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>This pattern is used regularly with special types of verbs, including: 住 (zhù), 放 (fàng), 坐 (zuò), and 站 (zhàn). These are verbs that imply movement or location. Technically, the structure is called a <a href="location_complement" title="wikilink">location complement</a>, but it can be understood without going into that much detail. Just remember that for verbs implying <em>movement</em> or <em>location</em> like the ones above, the <a href="Expressing_existence_in_a_place_with_"zai"" title="wikilink">default sentence order</a> changes and you get this structure:</p>
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- <p>Subj. + [Special Verb] + 在 + Location</p>
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- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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- <ul>
- <li>你 住 <em>在</em> <strong>上海</strong>吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zhù <em>zài</em> <strong>Shànghǎi</strong> ma? </span><span class="trans">Do you live in Shanghai? </span></li>
- <li>他 坐 <em>在</em> <strong>老板 的 旁边</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Tā zuò <em>zài</em> <strong>lǎobǎn de pángbiān</strong>.</span><span class="trans">He sits next to the boss.</span></li>
- <li>你 应该 站 <em>在</em> <strong>我 后面</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ yīnggāi zhàn <em>zài</em> <strong>wǒ hòumiàn</strong>.</span><span class="trans">You should stand behind me.</span></li>
- <li>不要 坐 <em>在</em><strong>我 的 床 上</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Bùyào zuò <em>zài</em> <strong>wǒ de chuáng shàng</strong>.</span><span class="trans">Don't sit on my bed.</span></li>
- <li>你 的 衣服 不 可以 放 <em>在</em><strong> 这里</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de yīfu bù kěyǐ fàng <em>zài</em> <strong>zhèlǐ</strong>.</span><span class="trans">You can't put your clothes here.</span></li>
- <li>不要 站 <em>在 </em><strong>路 中间</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Bùyào zhàn <em>zài</em><strong> lù zhōngjiān</strong>.</span><span class="trans">Don't stand in the middle of the road.</span></li>
- <li>不要 坐 <em>在 </em><strong>地 上</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Bùyào zuò <em>zài</em> <strong>dì shàng</strong>.</span><span class="trans">Don't sit on the ground.</span></li>
- <li>那 本 书 我 放 <em>在</em><strong> 桌子 上</strong> 了。<span class="pinyin">Nà běn shū wǒ fàng <em>zài</em> <strong>zhuōzi shàng </strong> le.</span><span class="trans">I placed that book on the table.</span></li>
- <li>不要 走 <em>在 </em><strong>草地 上</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Búyào zǒu <em>zài</em><strong> cǎodì shàng</strong>.</span><span class="trans">Don't walk on the grass.</span></li>
- <li>周末 我 不 想 待 <em>在</em> <strong>家 里</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng dāi <em>zài</em> <strong>jiā lǐ</strong>.</span><span class="trans">I don't want to stay at home on weekends.</span></li>
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- <p>Remember that this is an <em>exception to the normal rule</em>. A common mistake is to over apply this and produce incorrect sentences. Note the incorrect and correct versions below.</p>
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- <ul>
- <li>我 工作 <em>在 </em>上海。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ gōngzuò <em>zài</em> Shànghǎi.</span></li>
- <li>我 <em>在</em> 上海工作。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>zài</em> Shànghǎi gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">I work in Shanghai.</span></li>
- <li>我 学习 <em>在</em> 图书馆。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xuéxí <em>zài </em>túshūguǎn.</span></li>
- <li>我 <em>在</em> 图书馆 学习。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>zài </em>túshūguǎn xuéxí.</span><span class="trans">I study in the library.</span></li>
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- <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Expressing_existence_in_a_place_with_"zai"" title="wikilink">Expressing existence in a place with "zai"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Indicating_location_with_"zai"_before_verbs" title="wikilink">Indicating location with "zai" before verbs</a></li>
- <li><a href="Complements_with_"dao,"_"gei,"_and_"zai"" title="wikilink">Complements with "dao," "gei," and "zai"</a></li>
- </ul>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition" title="wikilink">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition</a> (pp. 104-105) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615">→buy</a></li>
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- <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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