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Place + Verb + 着 + Noun (existential)
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Describing a room
- You are writing to a friend about your new flat and want to say what is in it.
- wall墙on上to hang or suspend (from a…挂(state)着a一张map地图。 — "There's a map hanging on the wall."
Place + Verb + (state)着 + (number + MW) + Noun
- Place + Verb + (state)着 + Noun describes what is in a place and how it is there: hanging, lying, standing, sitting.
- The place comes first, with no at / in在: table桌子on上lie放(state)着one / a一root本book书.
table桌子on上lie放(state)着a一本book书。
Complete: “There's a cat lying on the bed.” 床上躺____一只猫。
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Place + Verb + 着 + noun.
People and things
- the door门口stand站(state)着many很多people人。 — "There are lots of people standing at the door."
- book书on上to write写(state)着he / him他(modifier / structural particle)的name (of a person or thing)名字。 — "His name is written on the book."
the door门口stand站(state)着many很多people人。
Build: “There are lots of people standing at the door.”
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Place + Verb + 着 + noun.
Place first, specific verb
- Do not start with at / in在: wall墙on上to hang or suspend (from a…挂(state)着a一张to draw画, not at / in在wall墙on上to hang or suspend (from a…挂(state)着a一张to draw画.
- The noun is usually new and unspecific (a一张, many很多): table桌子on上lie放(state)着one / a一root本book书, not table桌子on上lie放(state)着那本book书.
Which sentence is correct?
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The place starts the sentence, without 在.
Versus there is有
- wall墙on上there is有a一张map地图 just says a map exists there.
- wall墙on上to hang or suspend (from a…挂(state)着a一张map地图 also shows the way it is there (hanging); it paints the scene.
wall墙on上there is有a一张map地图。
墙上挂着一张地图 says how the map is there, not only that it exists.
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挂着 shows it is hanging; 有 would only say it exists.
Recap
- Place + Verb + (state)着 + Noun = there is … (lying / hanging / standing) in a place.
- Place first, no at / in在; the noun is usually new (a一张, many很多). there is有 only says it exists.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Basic sentence patterns.
You are writing to a friend about your new flat and want to say what is in it. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.