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右边

yòu bian · you bian

Traditional 右邊

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. right side
  2. right, to the right
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Left and right

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)右边(yòubian)，有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)。

    Look to the right, there's a little bird.

  2. Dengdeng

    左边(zuǒbian)还是(háishi)右边(yòubian)？

    Left or right?

  3. Liangliang

    右边(yòubian)！

    The right!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)右边(yòubian)没有(méiyǒu)鸟(niǎo)。

    There's no bird on my right.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)左边(zuǒbian)。

    That's your left.

  6. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，现在(xiànzài)鸟(niǎo)已经(yǐjīng)飞(fēi)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    Oh. Now the bird has flown away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)赶(gǎn)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)人(rén)们(men)站(zhàn)在(zài)自(zì)动(dòng)扶(fú)梯(tī)的(de)右(yòu)边(bian)。

People who are not in a hurry stand on the right side of the escalator.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

“明(míng)”这(zhè)个(ge)汉(hàn)字(zì)左(zuǒ)边(bian)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)？右(yòu)边(bian)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)？

In "明", what is the character on the left? And the one on the right?

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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右
yòu

(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center

边
biān

side; edge

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