左右 zuǒyòu about
about; approximate; around; left and right; control
怎么记住“左右”: 左 left + 右 right = about.
汉字
用法
- Placed after a number, it means 'about/approximately' - 三十岁左右 (sānshí suì zuǒyòu) around thirty years old.
- Literally 'left-right'; as a verb it means to control/influence: 左右局面 (zuǒyòu júmiàn) sway the situation.
- As 'approximately' it follows the quantity, unlike 大约 (dàyuē) which precedes it: 五十人左右 or 大约五十人.
例句
- 请不要左右我！ Qǐng búyào zuǒyòu wǒ!Please don't control me!
- 他左右看了看。 Tā zuǒyòu kàn le kàn.He looked left and right.
- 他六点左右要给我打电话。 Tā liùdiǎn zuǒyòu yào gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.He will call for me about six.