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How to Say ‘It's right behind the restaurant’ in Simplified Chinese

就在饭店后面

jiù zài fàn diàn hòu miàn

[jyoh zài fàndiàn hòumiàn]

💬 Usage Tip: 就 here means "right" or "just", and it stresses how close something is. Location words follow the place: 饭店后面 is literally "restaurant behind". Try 就在门口旁边 "right next to the entrance".

Phrase Breakdown

就在

jiù zài

right at / just at

在 means 'to be located at'. 就 adds emphasis, like 'right there'.

Example

他就在这儿。

He's right here.

Words in this phrase

就

jiù

[jyoh]

then; right away; exactly; as soon as

Often links cause and result, or emphasizes that something happens easily or immediately.

Example

再偏一点，球就进了。

If it were a little more off, the ball would have gone in.

在

zài

[zài]

Indicating location or time.

Example

我在学校学习。

I study at school.

饭店后面

fàn diàn hòu miàn

behind the restaurant

饭店 means 'restaurant' or 'hotel'. 后面 means 'behind' and comes after the noun.

Example

饭店后面有个公园。

There's a park behind the restaurant.

Words in this phrase

饭店

fàn diàn

[fàndiàn]

restaurant; hotel

A restaurant, often large, used for banquets.

Example

这家饭店的菜很好吃。

This restaurant's food is delicious.

后面

hòu miàn

[hòumiàn]

behind; at the back

A location word for the place behind something.

Example

银行在超市后面。

The bank is behind the supermarket.

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