Prepositions and prepositional phrases

Question 1

他们给弟弟买了冰淇淋

Tāmen gěi dìdì mǎile bīngqílín

Answer 1

They bought ice cream for their brother

Question 2

他跟同学聊天

Tā gēn tóngxué liáotiān

Answer 2

He chats with his classmates

Question 3

他跳到床上

Tā tiào dào chuángshàng

Answer 3

He jumped on the bed

Question 4

他在中国住过一年

Tā zài zhōngguó zhùguò yī nián

Answer 4

He lived in China for one year

Question 5

我昨天跟他说话了

Wǒ zuótiān gēn tā shuōhuàle

Answer 5

I spoke to him yesterday

Question 6

请你马上到我家来

Qǐng nǐ mǎshàng dào wǒjiā lái

Answer 6

Please come to my house right away

Question 7

我一定跟你去看电影

Wǒ yīdìng gēn nǐ qù kàn diànyǐng

Answer 7

I will definitely go with you to see a movie.

Question 8

她每天晚上在家吃饭

Tā měitiān wǎnshàng zàijiā chīfàn

Answer 8

She eats at home every evening

Question 9

他们每天在公园里玩

Tāmen měitiān zài gōngyuán lǐ wán

Answer 9

They play in the park every day

Question 10

我在两点钟来找你，行吗？

Wǒ zài liǎng diǎn zhōng lái zhǎo nǐ, xíng ma？

Answer 10

I’ll come looking for you at 2 o’clock, okay?

Question 11

他对你什么话？

Tā duì nǐ shénme huà?

Answer 11

What did he say to you?

Question 12

他一向外面看

Tā yīxiàng wàimiàn kàn

Answer 12

He keeps looking (to the) outside.

Question 13

她每天跟他朋友吃午饭

Tā měitiān gēn tā péngyǒu chī wǔfàn

Answer 13

She eats lunch with her friends everyday.

Question 14

他慢慢地从宿舍走出来了

Tā màn man de cóng sùshè zǒu chūláile

Answer 14

He walked out of the dormitory slowly

Question 15

他想到餐厅去找朋友

Tā xiǎngdào cāntīng qù zhǎo péngyǒu

Answer 15

He’s thinking about going to the cafeteria to look for his friends.

Question 16

往西边走

Wǎng xībian zǒu

Answer 16

Go west (go toward the west)

Question 17

他进城去了

Tā jìn chéng qùle

Answer 17

He went into the city

Question 18

从宿舍到邮局怎么走?

Cóng sùshè dào yóujú zěnme zǒu?

Answer 18

How do you get from the dormitory to the post office?

Question 19

他给我买书了

Tā gěi wǒ mǎishūle

Answer 19

He bought me a book

Question 20

他跟我借书了

Tā gēn wǒ jiè shūle

Answer 20

He borrowed a book from me

Question 21

他向我借书了

Tā xiàng wǒ jiè shūle

Answer 21

He borrowed a book from me

Question 22

他给我写信了

Tā gěi wǒ xiě xìnle

Answer 22

He wrote me a letter for me (on my behalf) (this can also mean: He wrote me a letter to me)

Question 23

明天请你替我教书

Míngtiān qǐng nǐ tì wǒ jiāoshū

Answer 23

Please teach me for tomorrow

Question 24

我的皮包被人家偷走了

Wǒ de píbāo bèi rénjiā tōu zǒule

Answer 24

My wallet was stolen by someone.

Question 25

我的课本叫朋友弄丢了 | Wǒ de kèběn jiào péngyǒu nòng diūle

Answer 25

My textbook was lost by my friend

Question 26

他们的房子让火烧了 | Tāmen de fángzi ràng huǒshāole

Answer 26

There house was burned down by the fire.

Question 27

在 | Zài

Answer 27

at, in, on

Question 28

对 | Duì

Answer 28

to, toward

Question 29

向 | Xiàng

Answer 29

toward / from

Question 30

跟 | Gēn

Answer 30

with / from

Question 31

从 | Cóng

Answer 31

from : movement from a location

Question 32

到 | Dào

Answer 32

to : movement to a location that is the destination

Question 33

往 | Wǎng

Answer 33

"toward" a location

Question 34

进 | Jìn

Answer 34

"into" into a location

Question 35

给 | Gěi

Answer 35

“to, for" / on behalf of

Question 36

替 | Tì

Answer 36

"for" on behalf of"

Question 37

被 | Bèi

Answer 37

by

Question 38

叫 | Jiào

Answer 38

by

Question 39

让 | Ràng

Answer 39

by

Question 40

跟开玩笑 | Gēn kāiwánxiào

Answer 40

To play a joke on (someone)

Question 41

她哥哥喜欢跟他开玩笑 | Tā gēgē xǐhuān gēn tā kāiwánxiào

Answer 41

Her brother likes to joke with him

Question 42

对有兴趣 | Duì yǒu xìngqù

Answer 42

To be interested in (something)

Question 43

我对科学有兴趣 | Wǒ duì kēxué yǒu xìngqù

Answer 43

I am interested in science

Question 44

我们应该为人民服务 | Wǒmen yīnggāi wéi rénmín fúwù

Answer 44

We should serve the people

Question 45

由此可见，人民都喜欢自由 | Yóu cǐ kějiàn, rénmín dōu xǐhuān zìyóu

Answer 45

You can see from this that everyone likes freedom.

Question 46

谨定于三月十五日在人民大会堂开会 | Jǐn dìng yú sān yuè shíwǔ rì zài rénmín dàhuì táng kāihuì

Answer 46

The meeting is respectfully set at March 15 in the Great Hall for the people.

Question 47

自从中国开放以后，人民的生活水平提高了 | Zìcóng zhōngguó kāifàng yǐhòu, rénmín de shēnghuó shuǐpíng tígāole

Answer 47

Ever since China began to open up, the standard of living of its people has improved.

Question 48

她在家吃饭 | Tā zàijiā chīfàn

Answer 48

She eats at home

Question 49

他在家 | Tā zàijiā

Answer 49

he is at home

Question 50

他给我买了毛衣 | Tā gěi wǒ mǎile máoyī

Answer 50

He bought me a sweater

Question 51

你什么时候到图书馆去？ | Nǐ shénme shíhòu dào túshū guǎn qù?

Answer 51

When are you going to the library?

Question 52

他每天跟朋友聊天 | Tā měitiān gēn péngyǒu liáotiān

Answer 52

He chats with friends every day

Question 53

你应该多对客人很客气 | Nǐ yīnggāi duō duì kèrén hěn kèqì

Answer 53

You should be polite to guests

Question 54

他什么时候到？ | Tā shénme shíhòu dào?

Answer 54

When will he arrive?

Question 55

不要老跟着我 | Bùyào lǎo gēnzhe wǒ

Answer 55

Don't follow me all the time

Question 56

你是英国人对吗？ | Nǐ shì yīngguó rén duì ma?

Answer 56

you are British right?