"狗在椅子下。"
Translation:The dog is under the chair.
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Maybe beneath... The point is that they lack flexibility in their English production program.
Shouldn't this be "狗在椅子下边"? I thought "边" was necessary to indicate the location of an object.
Omitting the last word is a way to shorten sentences in Chinese writing. In ancient Chinese scriptures, the meanings of the sentences can be concentrated into even less words, but each word may have more meanings. In this case, an ancient way of saying it may be 犬於座下 (dog - at - chair - under) haha
下边 is not commonly use in Chinese. use 下面 is more natural. 边 Means Edge.It's a 2 dimensional thing. It is combined with 前后左右 面 Means surface.It's three dimensional. It's combined with 前后左右上下
I said "A dog is under the chair" and was marked wrong. Is there a difference in the chinese between the two?
I think "a dog" (i.e., some random dog that isn't identified) would be expressed as 一只狗. Without further context, 狗 by itself implies a dog that is known at least to the speaker.
you think! my dog the dog I own can be pointed out !!! this is my dog. now he is under the chair again!! thanks . stomp around like a big giant. prove you are huge!!
Why are the location words (up/below) always used after the noun they act on ?
I mean : can't we say :
下椅子 ?
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下 means "to fall" or "descend." 下雨 means "to rain" or "falling rain." Putting 下 before 椅子 would mean something like a falling chair. Google says it's "lower chair." I suppose the way an office, dental, or barber chair can be lowered.
