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day 55edges, sides and places

unit 7 · travel and geography

    edges, sides and places

    Say where things are (on the edge, at the end, to one side, between, all around) and turn an argument round with 反过来(说).

    today’s words

    • 边缘 biānyuán · edge, margin; on the verge
    • 背面 bèimiàn · the back, reverse side
    • 侧面 cèmiàn · side, flank; indirectly
    • 横向 héngxiàng · horizontal, across
    • 局部 júbù · part, local
    • 大片 dàpiàn · large stretch, expanse
    • 方圆 fāngyuán · circumference, all round
    • 四方 sìfāng · all directions, everywhere
    • 全方位 quánfāngwèi · all-round, all-sided
    • 纵深 zòngshēn · depth (going inward)
    • 区间 qūjiān · range, interval
    • 界限 jièxiàn · limit, dividing line (abstract)
    • 界线 jièxiàn · boundary line
    • 尽头 jìntóu · end (of a road, river)
    • 上限 shàngxiàn · upper limit
    • 终极 zhōngjí · ultimate, final
    • 介于 jièyú · to lie between
    • 居于 jūyú · to be in (a position), rank
    • 所在 suǒzài · where something is, location
    • 坐落 zuòluò · to be located, sit (buildings)
    • 一旁 yīpáng · one side, nearby
    • 去向 qùxiàng · whereabouts, direction gone
    • 下落 xiàluò · whereabouts; to fall
    • 遍布 biànbù · to be found everywhere
    • 附 fù · to attach, enclose
    • 附加 fùjiā · to add, additional
    • 挨 āi · to be next to; one by one
    • 丙 bǐng · third (in a series), C
    • 丁 dīng · fourth (in a series), D
    • 担 dàn · a shoulder-pole load

    sentences

    • 村子坐落在两座山之间。 · The village sits between two mountains.
    • 这里的房价区间在一百到两百元之间。 · Rooms here range from one to two hundred yuan.
    • 这一带遍布大大小小的湖泊。 · This area is dotted with lakes, large and small.
    • 路的尽头是一个小村子。 · At the end of the road there is a small village.
    • 你相信别人,反过来,别人也会相信你。 · Trust other people, and in turn they will trust you.