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    Expressing 'there' with 那里 (nàlǐ)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    在 + 那里 / 那里 + Verb

    Explanation

    那里 (nàlǐ) means "there" and is used to refer to a place that is away from the speaker. It can serve as a subject, as in 那里很美 (It's beautiful there), or as a location with 在, as in 在那里等 (to wait there). It contrasts with 这里 (here), which refers to a place near the speaker.

    Examples

    • 你看那里，有一只松鼠在树上。

      Nǐ kàn nàlǐ, yǒu yī zhī sōngshǔ zài shù shàng.

      Look over there — there is a squirrel in the tree.

    • 我去过那里，那里的风景很美。

      Wǒ qù guò nàlǐ, nàlǐ de fēngjǐng hěn měi.

      I have been there; the scenery there is very beautiful.

    • 他在那里等了你很久。

      Tā zài nàlǐ děng le nǐ hěn jiǔ.

      He waited for you there for a long time.

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