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旁边

páng biān · pang bian

Traditional 旁邊

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. side; adjacent place
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Where are you?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)。你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I am at the park gate. Where are you?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)冰淇淋店(bīngqílíndiàn)旁边(pángbiān)。

    I am next to the ice cream shop.

  3. Dengdeng

    这儿(zhèr)有(yǒu)两家(liǎngjiā)冰淇淋店(bīngqílíndiàn)，哪一家(nǎyījiā)？

    There are two ice cream shops here. Which one?

  4. Liangliang

    大树(dàshù)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)那家(nàjiā)。

    The one next to the big tree.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)了(le)！你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)人(rén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    I see you! Who is the person next to you?

  6. Liangliang

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，他(tā)一直(yīzhí)站(zhàn)在(zài)我(wǒ)旁边(pángbiān)，看(kàn)我(wǒ)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    I don't know. He has been standing next to me, watching me eat ice cream.

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2 examples
01

坐(zuò)在(zài)我(wǒ)旁(páng)边(biān)的(de)男(nán)人(rén)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)说(shuō)话(huà)了(le)。

The man sitting next to me spoke to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)使(shǐ)馆(guǎn)就(jiù)在(zài)最(zuì)高(gāo)法(fǎ)院(yuàn)旁(páng)边(biān)。

The embassy is located next to the Supreme Court.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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旁
páng

one side; other

边
biān

side; edge

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