How to Say ‘She works in New York.’ in Simplified Chinese
她在纽约工作。
tā zài niǔ yuē gōng zuò
[tah dzeye Niǔyuē gong-dzwor]
💬 Usage Tip: The place goes before the action: 在 + place + verb. You can reuse this pattern: 她在北京学习 "She studies in Beijing".
Phrase Breakdown
她在纽约
tā zài niǔ yuē
she, in New York
在 + place comes before the verb in Chinese. 纽约 is Niǔyuē.
我在纽约。
I am in New York.
Words in this phrase
她
tā
[tah]
she; her
A third-person pronoun for a female person.
她八月十二号生日。
Her birthday is on August 12th.
在
zài
[dzeye]
at; in; on
A very common preposition meaning to be located at or in a place, or to indicate an action is happening.
请在这里排队登机。
Please line up here to board.
纽约
niǔ yuē
[Niǔyuē]
New York
The Chinese name for New York City, based on its sound.
纽约很大。
New York is very big.
工作。
gōng zuò
works.
工作 (gōngzuò) means 'to work' or 'job'. The tones are high then falling.
他在北京工作。
He works in Beijing.
Words in this phrase
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwor]
work; job; to work
Can be a noun meaning 'job/work' or a verb meaning 'to work.'
我希望以后有机会一起工作。
I hope we will have the opportunity to work together in the future.
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