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<li><strong>My residence</strong> should translate to 我*<em>的</em>*住宅. Alternately you could consider using a verb "I live", i.e. 我住在, or 我居住在.</li>
<li>附近的一座橋樑 means "a bridge nearby". 一座橋樑的附近 means "near a bridge". So use the latter because the former means you live in a bridge :)</li>
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2013-11-13T23:23:21.207Z
Thank you. Your answer seems to suggest that the first form could conceivably be used in some other circumstances. When would it be correct to use grammar of the form: 附近的一座橋樑.  In English, we could say, "We don't know the address of the restaurant, but we know there is a bridge nearby."
Rick
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2013-11-11T22:33:59.890Z
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congusbongus
<p>There are two ways to express your idea:</p>

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<li>我住在一座桥附近。I live beside a bridge.</li>
<li>我家在一座桥附近。My house / residence is neighborhood of a bridge.
Why I don’t use “住宅”, because “住宅” is a noun, means “ house, residence”, , and it’s very formal, usually you may say “家” or “房子” instead.
Why I don’t use “桥梁” is because it is also very formal, we usually use “ 桥” instead. 
And why you can’t say 我住宅在一座橋樑的附近, because “住宅” is a noun, but here you used it as a verb, that not correct, if I translate it to you, it could be :“ My house in the neighborhood of a bridge”. </li>
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2013-11-15T05:48:37.660Z
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Wordoor
<p><code>住宅</code>、<code>桥梁</code>
这两个词语太书面化了。</p>

<p>The more natural way is to say:</p>

<p>我家附近有座桥。/我家边上有座桥。/我家在桥边。</p>

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2013-11-11T14:03:44.573Z
The first choice sounds very natural, and the second and third are also good.  Thank you.
Rick
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2013-11-11T14:11:03.807Z
@Rick: note that the first one, "我家附近有座桥。", the focus is on 橋 but not 家, it is like saying "there's a **bridge** near my house." The third one "我家在桥边。" is the closest one to your original sentence: "my house is near a bridge."
Stan
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2013-11-11T14:11:04.687Z
Is it the case that 座桥 is a two-character word meaning "bridge," or is 座 a counting word for bridges? Thanks.
Rick
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2013-11-11T14:33:39.990Z
@Rick: 座 is the measure word. "桥梁/橋樑" is a two-character word for "bridge".
Stan
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2013-11-11T14:43:07.317Z
@Stan. Yes, I also considered about the literal translation, so I added the third choice. But the third one sounds not good enough, isn't it? Do you have a better translation?
shuangwhywhy
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2013-11-11T15:04:17.890Z
@shuangwhywhy I think the third one is good enough for a conversation :) And without context, it would be difficult to find a better one.
Stan
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2013-11-11T18:44:27.603Z
The most straightforward natural-ification for '我住宅在一座橋樑 的 附近。' is '我家在一座桥的边上。'
NS.X.
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2013-11-11T14:00:07.520Z
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shuangwhywhy
<p>I want to convey the idea: My residence is in the neighborhood of a bridge.</p>

<p>Initially I got:
我住宅在附近的一座橋樑。</p>

<p>Wǒ zhùzhái zài fùjìn de yīzuò qiáoliáng.</p>

<p>But after listening to myself saying that, I think I got the "de" out of place.</p>

<p>X de Y is the Y of the X.  So the neighborhood of the bridge is the qiáoliáng de fùjìn.  </p>

<p>So I think I should say:</p>

<p>我住宅在一座橋樑 的 附近。</p>

<p>Wǒ zhùzhái zài yīzuò qiáoliáng de fùjìn .</p>

<p>I welcome any corrections of obvious mistakes, but I think the second version of the basic grammar and syntax is correct.  However, I am not sure whether this sounds natural and idiomatically correct.</p>

<p>Does this sound like a native Mandarin speaker would say it?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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2013-11-15T07:32:09.867Z
It should be "我家在橋的附近。".
Joshua LI
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我住宅在一座橋樑 的 附近。Does this sound idiomatic and natural, or stilted and artificial?
# 我住宅在一座橋樑 的 附近。Does this sound idiomatic and natural, or stilted and artificial?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-11)

I want to convey the idea: My residence is in the neighborhood of a bridge.

Initially I got:
我住宅在附近的一座橋樑。

Wǒ zhùzhái zài fùjìn de yīzuò qiáoliáng.

But after listening to myself saying that, I think I got the "de" out of place.

X de Y is the Y of the X. So the neighborhood of the bridge is the qiáoliáng de fùjìn.

So I think I should say:

我住宅在一座橋樑 的 附近。

Wǒ zhùzhái zài yīzuò qiáoliáng de fùjìn .

I welcome any corrections of obvious mistakes, but I think the second version of the basic grammar and syntax is correct. However, I am not sure whether this sounds natural and idiomatically correct.

Does this sound like a native Mandarin speaker would say it?

Thanks.

**Tags:** word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It should be "我家在橋的附近。".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-11-11. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

`住宅`、`桥梁`
这两个词语太书面化了。

The more natural way is to say:

我家附近有座桥。/我家边上有座桥。/我家在桥边。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: The first choice sounds very natural, and the second and third are also good.  Thank you.  
> **username_5**: @username_0: note that the first one, "我家附近有座桥。", the focus is on 橋 but not 家, it is like saying "there's a **bridge** near my house." The third one "我家在桥边。" is the closest one to your original sentence: "my house is near a bridge."  
> **username_0**: Is it the case that 座桥 is a two-character word meaning "bridge," or is 座 a counting word for bridges? Thanks.  
> **username_5**: @username_0: 座 is the measure word. "桥梁/橋樑" is a two-character word for "bridge".  
> **username_4**: @username_5. Yes, I also considered about the literal translation, so I added the third choice. But the third one sounds not good enough, isn't it? Do you have a better translation?  
> **username_5**: @username_4 I think the third one is good enough for a conversation :) And without context, it would be difficult to find a better one.  
> **username_6**: The most straightforward natural-ification for '我住宅在一座橋樑 的 附近。' is '我家在一座桥的边上。'  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-11-11. Score: 2

* **My residence** should translate to 我\**的*\*住宅. Alternately you could consider using a verb "I live", i.e. 我住在, or 我居住在.
* 附近的一座橋樑 means "a bridge nearby". 一座橋樑的附近 means "near a bridge". So use the latter because the former means you live in a bridge :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. Your answer seems to suggest that the first form could conceivably be used in some other circumstances. When would it be correct to use grammar of the form: 附近的一座橋樑.  In English, we could say, "We don't know the address of the restaurant, but we know there is a bridge nearby."  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-11-15. Score: 1

There are two ways to express your idea:

1. 我住在一座桥附近。I live beside a bridge.
2. 我家在一座桥附近。My house / residence is neighborhood of a bridge.
   Why I don’t use “住宅”, because “住宅” is a noun, means “ house, residence”, , and it’s very formal, usually you may say “家” or “房子” instead.
   Why I don’t use “桥梁” is because it is also very formal, we usually use “ 桥” instead.
   And why you can’t say 我住宅在一座橋樑的附近, because “住宅” is a noun, but here you used it as a verb, that not correct, if I translate it to you, it could be :“ My house in the neighborhood of a bridge”.


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