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右

yòu · you

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Meaning

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  1. (bound form) right; right-hand side
  2. (bound form) (politics) right of center
  3. (bound form) (old) west
  4. (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
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In a conversation

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Turn right

  1. Dengdeng

    请问(qǐngwèn)，超市(chāoshì)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the supermarket?

  2. Liangliang

    往前(wǎngqián)走(zǒu)，然后(ránhòu)往(wǎng)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)。

    Go ahead, then turn right.

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)右边(yòubian)，还是(háishi)我(wǒ)的(de)右边(yòubian)？

    Your right or my right?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)右边(yòubian)。就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)右手(yòushǒu)。

    Your right. It is your right hand.

  5. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)的(de)右手(yòushǒu)今天(jīntiān)累(lèi)了(le)，我(wǒ)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)拐(guǎi)了(le)。

    Oh. My right hand was tired, so I went left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)弯(wān)曲(qū)我(wǒ)的(de)右(yòu)手(shǒu)臂(bì)。

I can't bend my right arm.

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

02

出(chū)门(mén)后(hòu)往(wǎng)右(yòu)走(zǒu)，就(jiù)能(néng)看(kàn)到(dào)那(nà)家(jiā)银(yín)行(háng)。

After going out, walk to the right and you'll see that bank.

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