The Chinese word 左边 means “left side” or “left-hand side”. It is commonly used to describe the location or direction of something relative to the speaker or another reference point. For example, if someone asks for directions to a restaurant, you might say “它在你的左边”, meaning “it’s on your left side”. 左边 can also be used to describe the left half of something, such as “这个画面的左边有一只猫”, meaning “there’s a cat on the left side of this picture”.
Translation
Location: left, left side
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我的书包在左边 | wǒ de shūbāo zài zuǒbiān | My backpack is on the left side |
| 左边的那个人是我的朋友 | zuǒbiān de nàgè rén shì wǒ de péngyǒu | The person on the left is my friend |
| 请你往左边走 | qǐng nǐ wǎng zuǒbiān zǒu | Please walk to the left |
| 我的房间在左边的角落里 | wǒ de fángjiān zài zuǒbiān de jiǎoluò lǐ | My room is in the corner on the left side |
| 左边的花园很漂亮 | zuǒbiān de huāyuán hěn piàoliang | The garden on the left is very beautiful |
| 餐厅在左边的楼上 | cāntīng zài zuǒbiān de lóu shàng | The restaurant is upstairs on the left side |
| 左边有一个公园 | zuǒbiān yǒu yīgè gōngyuán | There is a park on the left side |
| 左边的门是出口 | zuǒbiān de mén shì chūkǒu | The door on the left is the exit |
HSK
左边 is part of HSK Level 2 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1.
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