How to say “side” in Chinese
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“Side” in Chinese is 边, biān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
边 is read biān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “边”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 边. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 超市在那边chāoshìzàinàbiānThe supermarket is over there.
- 他在外边tāzàiwàibianHe's outside.
- 电影院在学校后边。diànyǐngyuànzàixuéxiàohòubianThe movie theater is behind the school.
- 学校前边是书店。xuéxiàoqiánbianshìshūdiànIn front of the school is a bookstore.
- 书店在左边shūdiànzàizuǒbianThe bookstore is on the left.
- 超市在医院旁边chāoshìzàiyīyuànpángbiānThe supermarket is next to the hospital.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Here and there”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “side” in Chinese?
“Side” in Chinese is 边, pinyin biān.
What does 边 mean?
边 (biān) means “side”.
How do you write 边?
边 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 边?
边 is read biān. Tones: biān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“side” in the lesson “Here and there”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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