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靠边

kào biān · kao bian

Traditional 靠邊

Meaning

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  1. to keep to the side
  2. to pull over
  3. move aside!
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Keep to the side

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，请(qǐng)靠边(kàobiān)走(zǒu)，后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)车(chē)！

    Liangliang, keep to the side, there's a vehicle behind you!

  2. Liangliang

    哪儿(nǎr)有(yǒu)车(chē)？我(wǒ)没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)。

    Where is it? I don't hear anything.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，叮叮叮(dīngdīngdīng)，是(shì)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    Listen, ding-ding-ding. It's a bicycle.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)靠边(kàobiān)，让(ràng)它(tā)先(xiān)过(guò)。

    Then I'll move aside and let it pass first.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)靠边(kàobiān)了(le)，可是(kěshì)车(chē)在(zài)我(wǒ)后面(hòumian)。

    You moved aside, but it's behind me.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)也(yě)靠边(kàobiān)！

    Then you move aside too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)靠(kào)边(biān)走(zǒu)，别(bié)挡(dǎng)着(zhe)后(hòu)面(miàn)的(de)人(rén)。

Please keep to the side and don't block the people behind you.

02

司(sī)机(jī)把(bǎ)车(chē)靠(kào)边(biān)停(tíng)下(xià)，让(ràng)乘(chéng)客(kè)下(xià)车(chē)。

The driver pulled the car over to the side and let the passengers get off.

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