07-Chinese phrases-mandarin-directions

07-Chinese phrases-directions

*Notes:

east=东=dōng south=南=nán west=西=xī north=北=běi

up=上=shàng down=下=xià left=左=zuǒ** right=右=yòu**

**common Idiom(used very often): 左右为难=zuǒ yòu wéi nán=in an awkward predicament/in a Dilemma

front=前=qián behind=后=hòu

inside=里=lǐ(=内=nèi) outside=外=wài

**common Idiom(used very often): 里外不是人=lǐ wài bú shì rén=Inside and outside not a human being/oneself=have difficulty in conducting within and without