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左

Zuǒ · zuo/zuǒ · zuo

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Meaning

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Zuǒ 左

  1. surname Zuo

zuǒ 左

  1. left
  2. the Left (politics)
  3. east
  4. unorthodox
  5. queer
  6. wrong
  7. differing
  8. opposite
  9. variant of 佐 (zuǒ)
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Left or right?

  1. Leon

    你好(nǐhǎo)，请问(qǐngwèn)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)在(zài)左边(zuǒbian)还是(háishi)右边(yòubian)？

    Hello, is the subway station on the left or the right?

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)左边(zuǒbian)，往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)走(zǒu)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    It is on your left. Walk left and you are there.

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)左边(zuǒbian)是(shì)这边(zhèbiān)吗(ma)？

    Is my left this side?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)走(zǒu)。

    Yes, walk to the left.

  5. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！左(zuǒ)，左(zuǒ)，左(zuǒ)……

    Thanks! Left, left, left...

  6. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，你(nǐ)走错(zǒucuò)了(le)，那(nà)是(shì)右边(yòubian)！

    Hey, you went the wrong way. That is the right!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

过(guò)马(mǎ)路(lù)前(qián)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)往(wǎng)右(yòu)都(dōu)看(kàn)看(kan)。

Look both ways before you cross the road.

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

02

书(shū)店(diàn)就(jiù)在(zài)银(yín)行(háng)左(zuǒ)边(bian)的(de)那(nà)条(tiáo)街(jiē)上(shang)。

The bookstore is on the street to the left of the bank.

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