Location words Relative location words come - Cchatty

Location words

Relative location words come after the place or object, not before, as in English:

on the table
zhuōzi shàng(tou)
桌子上 (头)
Literally: table on/table top

in the store
shāngdiàn lǐ(tou)
商店里 (头)
Literally: store(’s) inside

BUT, never use lǐ(tou) 里 (头) after the name of a country or city:
Her home is in China.
✔ CC: Tā jiā zài Zhōngguó.
她家在中国。

✖ BC: Tā jiā zài Zhōngguó lǐ(tou).
她家在中国里 (头) 。