Directions

used in 上声

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

first (of multiple parts)

to climb; to get onto; to go up

to attend (class or university)

(directional complement) up

(noun suffix) on; above

on top of

above-mentioned

also pr. [shàng mian]

down

downwards

below

lower

later

next (week etc)

second (of two parts)

to decline

to go down

to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

measure word to show the frequency of an action

below

under

next

the following

also pr. [xià mian]

to boil noodles

surname Dong

east

host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)

landlord

Northeast China

Manchuria

northeast

southeast

the middle; the inside

in the middle; within; between; among

during; in the meantime

under

beneath

less than

within

less than

apart from

other than

except for

external

outside of

on the other side of

beyond

position

place

seat

lateral side

side

aspect

profile

front

forward

ahead

first

top (followed by a number)

future

ago

before

BC (e.g. 前293年)

former

formerly

ahead

in front

preceding

above

also pr. [qián mian]

north

(classical) to be defeated

surname Nan

south

reverse side

backside

the other side (of a problem etc)

negative

bad

(bound form) right; right-hand side

(bound form) (politics) right of center

(bound form) (old) west

(literary) the right side as the side of precedence

right side

right, to the right

surname Hou

empress

queen

(archaic) monarch

ruler

back

behind

rear

afterwards

after

later

post-

the back; the rear; the last bit

behind; near the end; at the back

later; afterwards

upward

up

to advance

to try to improve oneself

to make progress

forward

onward

environs; surroundings; periphery

where?

somewhere

anywhere

wherever

nowhere (negative answer to question)

humble expression denying compliment

also written 哪里

where?

somewhere

anywhere

wherever

nowhere (negative answer to question)

humble expression denying compliment

outside

in addition

foreign

external

outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

surface

exterior

external appearance

(sitting) opposite

across (the street)

directly in front

to be face to face

surname Zuo

left

the Left (politics)

east

unorthodox

queer

wrong

differing

opposite

variant of 佐