我的朋友住在瑞士与德国边境附近。

My friend lives near the Swiss German border.

My friend lives near the border of Switzerland and Germany.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=3 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: 個, 位
=3 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers
4 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 瑞士 Ruìshì Switzerland
=7 与 yú variant of 歟 yú
=7 与 yǔ
  1. and
  2. to give
  3. together with
=7 与 yù to take part in
8 德国 Déguó Germany
9 边境 biānjìng frontier; border
10 附近 fùjìn
  1. nearby; neighboring
  2. (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood