tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.

After work every day, she exercises in the park.

Breakdown of tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.

• 她tā: she
• 在zài: at
• 做zuò: to do
• 每天měitiān: every day

Questions & Answers about tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.

Why is 每天 placed before 下班以后 instead of at the beginning or the end of the sentence?

In Chinese, time expressions often go before the verb phrase, and there is a common ordering rule: bigger time → smaller time.

• 每天 = every day (a repeated time frame)
• 下班以后 = after (she) gets off work (a specific point in each day)

Putting them together as 每天下班以后 follows big → small:

• big: every day
• small: the moment after work on that day

You could also say:

• 她下班以后每天在公园做运动。 (acceptable, but less natural)
• 她在公园每天下班以后做运动。 (sounds awkward; splits time and verb unnaturally)

The original sentence:

她每天下班以后在公园做运动。

is very natural because:

1. Subject: 她
2. General time: 每天
3. More specific time: 下班以后
4. Place: 在公园
5. Action: 做运动

This order is common and feels smooth to native speakers.

What is the function of 在 in 在公园做运动? Why can’t we just say 公园做运动?