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左边

zuǒ bian · zuo bian

Traditional 左邊

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. left
  2. the left side
  3. to the left of
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Left or right

  1. Liangliang

    请问(qǐngwèn)，茶店(chádiàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Excuse me, where is the tea shop?

  2. Dengdeng

    一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)，它(tā)在(zài)银行(yínháng)左边(zuǒbian)。

    Go straight. It is on the left of the bank.

  3. Liangliang

    银行(yínháng)左边(zuǒbian)是(shì)书店(shūdiàn)，没有(méiyǒu)茶店(chádiàn)啊(a)。

    On the left of the bank is a bookshop. There is no tea shop.

  4. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我说的(wǒshuōde)是(shì)我的(wǒde)左边(zuǒbian)。

    Oh, I meant my left.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)左边(zuǒbian)和(hé)我(wǒ)的(de)左边(zuǒbian)不一样(bùyīyàng)！

    Dengdeng, your left and my left are different!

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，是(shì)在(zài)右边(yòubian)。

    Sorry. It is on the right.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

经(jīng)过(guò)银(yín)行(háng)，左(zuǒ)边(bian)就(jiù)是(shì)他(tā)的(de)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)了(le)。

His office is past the bank on your left.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · 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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左
zuǒ

left; the Left (politics)

边
biān

side; edge

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