38.1 Location Expressions III
In this lesson, we will learn the new location expressions below. Some of them end with 邊 bin6 / bin1 (‘side’) or 面 min6 (‘side’). 邊 bin is usually more often pronounced with Tone 6 (bin6) nowadays.
For expressions with more than one pronunciation, we will only use the highlighted pronunciations in this book. You can focus on them first and learn the other pronunciations later.
We can add the word 最 zeoi3 (‘most’) before these location expressions to indicate the furthest point of a direction.
最 + 上邊 = 最上邊
zeoi3 + soeng6 bin6 = zeoi3 soeng6 bin6
most + above = top
最 + 下邊 = 最下邊
zeoi3 + haa6 bin6 = zeoi3 haa6 bin6
most + below = lowest
When we add 最 zeoi3, we can optionally omit the word 邊 bin6 / bin1 or 面 min6. When 邊 bin6 / bin1 or 面 min6 is omitted, 上 soeng6 is sometimes said with Tone 5 as soeng5.
最上邊 → 最上
zeoi3 soeng6 bin6 → zeoi3 soeng6 / soeng5
top
最下邊 → 最下
zeoi3 haa6 bin6 → zeoi3 haa6
lowest
Below are some alternative expressions for ‘top’ or ‘lowest’. They are supplementary and won’t appear in the exercises or activities.
To refer to the end of a path, we can say: