Free · 27 prepositions
Chinese prepositions
The words for where, when, to whom and compared with what, most common first.
Place and direction
Time
To, for and with
Comparing, passive and 把
About and according to
Does Chinese have prepositions?
Yes, though most of them are also verbs (在 is “to be at”, 给 “to give”), so grammars often call them coverbs. The phrase goes before the verb, not after it: 我在家吃饭 (wǒ zài jiā chīfàn, I eat at home), never 我吃饭在家.
What is the difference between 在, 从 and 到?
在 says where something happens, 从 where it starts and 到 where it ends: 我从北京到上海 (from Beijing to Shanghai). 从…到… works for time too: 从九点到五点 (from nine to five).
How do 把 and 被 work?
把 brings the object before the verb, for what you do to something: 我把书放在桌子上 (I put the book on the table). 被 marks the passive: 我的手机被偷了 (my phone was stolen).
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Ordered by our own count of Chinese web text (FineWeb-2, ODC-By). Meanings from our own dictionary.