biān

边

side / edge

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Words with 边

一边 yī biān one side; either side HSK 1
旁边 páng biān side; adjacent place HSK 1
那边 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
这边 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
右边 yòu bian right side; right, to the right HSK 1
左边 zuǒ bian left; the left side HSK 1
里边 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
外边 wài bian outside; outer surface HSK 1
后边 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back HSK 1
西边 xī biān west; west side HSK 1
上边 shàng bian the top; above HSK 1
东边 dōng bian east; east side HSK 1

Examples from your lessons

  • 我的房间在左边,哥哥的在右边。 My room is on the left; my brother's is on the right. Lesson 17
  • 老师在教室外边等你。 The teacher is waiting for you outside the classroom. Lesson 17
  • 就在门旁边。 Right next to the door. Lesson 17
  • 洗手间在那边,在书店旁边。 Over there, next to the bookshop. Lesson 108
  • 学校东边有一个饭店。 There's a restaurant to the east of the school. Lesson 108
  • 他在我前边,她在我后边。 He is in front of me; she is behind me. Lesson 108

Character facts

Radical
辶 to walk; walking
Parts
辶 + 力
Structure
Surround from lower left
Traditional
邊
Unicode
U+8FB9

Pictophonetic: walk