How to Say ‘That spot behind the bus stop’ in Simplified Chinese
公交站后面那块儿
gōng jiāo zhàn hòu miàn nà kuài ér
[gōngjiāozhàn hòumiàn nà kuàir]
💬 Usage Tip: The landmark comes first, then the direction: 公交站后面 is literally "bus stop behind". Same with 门口前面 "in front of the entrance".
Phrase Breakdown
公交站后面
gōng jiāo zhàn hòu miàn
behind the bus stop
公交站 (gōngjiāozhàn) means bus stop, and 后面 (hòumiàn) means behind. Say them together smoothly. The 面 is often light.
我在公交站后面等你。
I'll wait for you behind the bus stop.
Words in this phrase
公交站
gōng jiāo zhàn
[gōngjiāozhàn]
bus stop
A place where public buses stop to pick up passengers.
公交站就在前面。
The bus stop is just ahead.
后面
hòu miàn
[hòumiàn]
behind; at the back
A location word for the place behind something.
银行在超市后面。
The bank is behind the supermarket.
那块儿
nà kuài ér
that area / around there
This is Beijing-style speech. 块儿 is pronounced 'kuàr' with the erhua r-sound, and it means a spot or area.
那块儿有个超市。
There's a supermarket around there.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
that
Used to refer to a specific thing or person previously mentioned.
那是我第一次见到她的时候。
That was the first time I met her.
块儿
kuài ér
[kuàir]
area; spot
Colloquial word for a place or area, often after 这 or 那.
我家就在这块儿。
My home is right around here.
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