LEARN + CHINESE / 53 of 300 HSK 2
What’s in the Room? 有 / 着
You walk into a room and tell your friend what’s there. Start with the place, then say what exists or what you can see. 有 introduces something present; 着 describes an arrangement that’s already in place.
桌子上有一本书。
zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì běn shū.
There’s a book on the table.
门口站着两个人。
ménkǒu zhàn zhe liǎng ge rén.
Two people are standing at the doorway.
墙上挂着一张照片。
qiáng shàng guà zhe yì zhāng zhàopiàn.
There’s a photo hanging on the wall.
楼下有一家咖啡店。
lóuxià yǒu yì jiā kāfēidiàn.
There’s a café downstairs.
Hint · 힌트
Use 有 to introduce what exists in a place. With 着, the verb often shows the visible position or state—站着, 挂着, 开着—rather than a new event happening right now.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
zhuōzi | table; desk |
shàng | on; above |
yǒu | there is; have |
běn | measure word for books |
shū | book |
ménkǒu | doorway; entrance |
zhàn | to stand |
zhe | particle marking a continuing state |
liǎng | two (before a measure word) |
gè rén | person; individual |
qiáng | wall |
guà | to hang |
zhāng | measure word for flat objects |
zhàopiàn | photo |
lóuxià | downstairs |
jiā | measure word for businesses |
kāfēidiàn | café |
lǐmiàn | inside |
wàimiàn | outside |
fàng | to put; place |
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