边 (biān) — side; edge; border; margin; (suffix) used to form location words (e.g., 上边, 下边, 左边, 右边)
Definition
边 (biān) means the side or edge of something — physical borders (river bank, table edge) or a position (left/right side). It also attaches to direction words to mean '-side' (上边, 左边).
sideedgebordermargin(suffix) used to form location words (e.g., 上边, 下边, 左边, 右边)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Hé biān yǒu shuǐ.There is water by the river.
- 。Tā zài wǒ zuǒ biān.He is on my left.
- 。Zhuō zi de biān shàng yǒu yì běn shū.There is a book on the edge of the table.
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