HSK 3 · VERSION 2.0#67

Alternative Existential Sentences

地点 + 动词 + 着 + 名词

dìdiǎn + dòngcí + zhe + míngcí

How it works

This pattern describes something existing in a place through a visible state.

Place + Verb + 着 + Noun

墙上挂着一张照片。

Qiáng shàng guàzhe yì zhāng zhàopiàn.

There is a photo hanging on the wall.

门口站着一个人。

Ménkǒu zhànzhe yí ge rén.

There is a person standing at the door.

桌子上放着很多书。

Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe hěn duō shū.

There are many books placed on the table.

This is another common way to express existence besides 有.