他就住在码头旁边
“He lives next to the dock.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么跟什么
“What are you talking about?”
他 就 住在码头旁边
“He lives next to the dock.”
他住在庙口后面
“He lives behind the temple.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional coastal or village communities in Chinese-speaking regions, residences are commonly identified by landmarks rather than street numbers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lives right at
The adverb '就' adds emphasis to the proximity or exactness of the location.
next to; beside
A fundamental spatial position word used to describe relative location.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is at the corner of the shopping street across the pier.”
“and then you turn up at the yacht dock.”
“The destination is right there.”
“fishing boats and pier affairs.”
“is right around there.”
“He was the one who let me live in this place.”