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左右

zuǒ yòu

HSK 3 · word 2190 of 3,000

Meaning

• left and right
• nearby
• approximately

Example sentence

Characters in 左右

• 左 zuǒ left
• 右 yòu (bound form) right; right-hand side

左 left plus 右 right. Two opposites bound together — after a number it means approximately: 三十左右.

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