右 (yòu) — right side; right (direction)
Definition
右 is the bare noun for 'the right' (direction/side). It only appears in fixed compounds like 右边, 右手, 往右 — say 右边 to mean 'the right side' on its own.
noun
right sideright (direction)
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Shāng diàn zài xué xiào de yòu biān.The store is on the right side of the school.
- 右。Qǐng wǎng yòu zǒu.Please go to the right.
- 。Tā de yòu shǒu bǐ zuǒ shǒu dà.His right hand is bigger than his left hand.
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