| 方位 Fāng Wèi: Direction The world map is used to help people understand their location in relation to the rest of the world, and the compass is a guiding tool that comes with that. However, I there are some cultural differences that came with learning the new terms. For example, in English we list directions as, "North, south, east, west." But in Chinese, you always list directions in a clockwise manner: "东(Dōng), 南 (Nán), 西 (Xī), 北 (Běi)." East, South, West, North. Another interesting is that in Chinese, "东 East" and "西 West" always come first when describing intermediate directions. In English, it's the reverse. So, if you were to say "southeast," in Chinese, it would be "东南 (dōng nán)" or literally, "east-south."  世界地图 (Shì Jiè Dì Tú): World Map In this lesson, let’s learn how to say where a country or region is located relative to another region using "在" and “的." The sentence structure is: (1st Country) 在 zài (2nd Country) 的 de (Direction.) For example, "非洲在欧洲的南方 (Fēizhōu zài ōuzhōu de nánfāng)." This means "Africa is to the south of Europe." This sentence structure can be applied to other things, not just maps. If I needed directions to the bank, for example, someone might say, "银行在商店的旁边 (Yínháng zài shāngdiàn de pángbiān)." This means, "the bank is next to the shop." #Chinese course # Adult Chinese Teen Chinese Enterprise Chinese Online Chinese hsk Preparation Summer camp  # Our teachers # More than 10 years teaching experience Master Degree Certificate for teaching chinese as a foreign language   # About us # Founded in 2007 Chinese test and training center 200+ Chinese teachers 5000+ students  # Contact us# Name:fiona Phone number:021-52287809,13918358891 E-mail:info@mandarinmorning.com www.mandarinmorning.com If you are interested to join Mandarin Morning school or want more details about our services, scan the following QR code. ☟   Mandarin Morning Chinese test center attached to Confucius institute headquarters Authorized Test Center and Training Center for International Chinese Language Teacher Certificater 10 years+ ，200 teachers ，more 10000 students，200+companies  |
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