How to Say ‘Next to the school’ in Simplified Chinese
学校旁边
xué xiào páng biān
[shw-air shi-ow pahng byen]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, the place comes first and 旁边 (páng biān) goes after it, which is the reverse of "next to the school". For example, 银行旁边 means "next to the bank".
Phrase Breakdown
学校
xué xiào
[shw-air shi-ow]
school
An institution for educating children or adults.
新学校设施齐全。
The new school is well-equipped.
旁边
páng biān
[pahng byen]
beside; next to
旁边 refers to the nearby side or the person next to someone.
你比旁边那位冷静多了。
You’re much calmer than the person next to you.
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