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边
Meaning
- side
- edge
- margin
Measure word
个 gè
Example sentence
话在嘴边
It's on the tip of my tongue.
The character 边
边 marks a side and follows its noun: 上边, 下边, 里边, 外边, 旁边, 东边. Doubled as 一边…一边… it runs two actions at once, and on its own it is an edge or a border.
Words containing 边
- 北边 běi biān north
- 东边 dōng bian east
- 后边 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit
- 里边 lǐ bian inside
- 那边 nà bian over there
- 南边 nán bian south
- 旁边 páng biān side; adjacent place
- 前边 qián bian front
- 上边 shàng bian the top
- 外边 wài bian outside
- 西边 xī biān west
- 下边 xià bian under
- 一边 yī biān one side
- 右边 yòu bian right side
- 这边 zhè biān this side
- 左边 zuǒ bian left
- 海边 hǎi biān coast; seaside; seashore; beach
- 路边 lù biān curb; roadside; wayside
- 身边 shēn biān at one's side
- 两边 liǎng biān either side; both sides