左 zuǒ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 工 labor, work
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
左边
zuǒbian
left side, on the left
Characters in this word
边 biān
- 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
Example phrases
- 商店在左边。 Shāngdiàn zài zuǒbian. The shop is on the left.
- 左边有医院。 Zuǒbiān yǒu yīyuàn. There's a hospital on the left.
- 我的家在左边。 Wǒ de jiā zài zuǒbiān. My home is on the left.
- 那个学校在左边。 Nàge xuéxiào zài zuǒbian. That school is on the left.
- 左边那个人是谁？ Zuǒbian nàge rén shì shéi? Who is that person on the left?
- 你的书包在左边吗？ Nǐ de shūbāo zài zuǒbian ma? Is your schoolbag on the left?
- 王明坐在我的左边。 Wáng Míng zuò zài wǒ de zuǒbian. Wang Ming sits on my left.
- 请看左边的大树。 Qǐng kàn zuǒbian de dàshù. Please look at the big tree on the left.
- 饭店的左边是书店。 Fàndiàn de zuǒbian shì shūdiàn. To the left of the restaurant is a bookstore.
- 洗手间不在左边。 Xǐshǒujiān bú zài zuǒbian. The restroom is not on the left.
Related words
- 左 zuǒ left (side)
- 左右 zuǒyòu left and right; about
- 左顾右盼 zuǒgùyòupàn to look around anxiously or hesitantly
- 北边 běibian north side
- 东边 dōngbian east side
- 后边 hòubian back, behind
- 里边 lǐbian inside
- 那边 nàbiān over there
- 南边 nánbian south side
- 旁边 pángbiān beside, next to
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 上边 shàngbian above, on top