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Expressing Location with 边 and 面

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ID: QW0125 Intermediate
Sure, you know the word 里面 (lǐmiàn), and you've heard 里边 (lǐbian). They seem to mean the same thing. But then you think about cases like 路面 (lùmiàn) and 河边 (hébiān) and you start to wonder if there's something special going on here. There is! Tune in to this podcast and get your Chinese grammar issues cleared up.
Connie,John,Liliana
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哪边
nǎ 哪biān 边
Where?
上面下面上边下边
shàngmiàn 上面xiàmiàn 下面shàngbiān 上边xiàbiān 下边
above, below, top, bottom
前边后边前面后面
qiánbiān 前边hòubiān 后边qiánmiàn 前面hòumiàn 后面
in front, in back, ahead, behind
左边右边左面右面
zuǒbiān 左边yòubiān 右边zuǒmiàn 左面yòumiàn 右面
left side, right side, left, right
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