How to Say ‘The restaurant next to the school’ in Simplified Chinese
学校旁边的饭馆
xué xiào páng biān de fàn guǎn
[shw-air shi-ow pahng byen de fànguǎn]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, the description comes first, then 的 (de), then the thing being described. English often puts the description after the thing.
Phrase Breakdown
学校旁边的
xué xiào páng biān de
next to the school
学校 (xuéxiào) means 'school'. 旁边 (pángbiān) means 'beside'. 的 (de) links this description to the noun that follows.
学校旁边的商店很小。
The shop next to the school is small.
Words in this phrase
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.
的
de
[de]
of
Used as a possessive or in a descriptive sense.
这是我的书。
This is my book.
饭馆
fàn guǎn
[fànguǎn]
restaurant
A place where you can eat meals; a common everyday word for a restaurant.
这家饭馆很好吃。
This restaurant is very tasty.
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