旁边 (pángbiān) — beside, next to

Characters in this word

Strokes: 10
Radical: 方 — square, rectangle
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 5
Radical: 辶 — to walk
Made of: 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

学校旁边有一个商店。 Xuéxiào pángbiān yǒu yí gè shāngdiàn. There's a shop next to the school.
他坐在我旁边。 Tā zuò zài wǒ pángbiān. He's sitting next to me.
我家旁边有一个饭店。 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yí ge fàndiàn. There's a restaurant next to my home.
车站旁边有饭店吗？ Chēzhàn pángbiān yǒu fàndiàn ma? Is there a restaurant next to the station?
小王旁边那个学生是谁？ Xiǎo Wáng pángbiān nàge xuésheng shì shéi? Who is that student next to Xiao Wang?
商店旁边没有车站。 Shāngdiàn pángbiān méiyǒu chēzhàn. There's no station beside the store.
我家旁边有学校吗？ Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu xuéxiào ma? Is there a school next to my home?
姐姐坐在妈妈旁边。 Jiějie zuò zài māma pángbiān. My older sister is sitting beside Mom.
桌子旁边放着一个书包。 Zhuōzi pángbiān fàngzhe yí ge shūbāo. A schoolbag is beside the table.
旁边的人是我的老师。 Pángbiān de rén shì wǒ de lǎoshī. The person beside me is my teacher.