左边 (zuǒ bian) — left side; to the left (of)

Definition

左边 (zuǒ bian) means 'the left side' — the direction noun 左 with the noun-forming 边. Pairs with 右边 ('the right side'); unlike 旁边 ('beside'), 左边 specifies a side, not just being next to.

noun
left sideto the left (of)

Examples

  • 左边
    Fàn guǎn zài wǒ jiā de zuǒ bian.
    The restaurant is to the left of my home.
  • 左边
    Qǐng wǎng zuǒ bian zǒu.
    Please go to the left.
  • 左边
    zuǒ bian Yǒu yì zhāng zhuō zi.
    There is a table on the left.

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