左边 zuǒbian the left side
the left side; the left
怎么记住“左边”: 左 left + 边 side = the left side.
汉字
用法
- Location noun for the left side - 门在左边 (mén zài zuǒbian) the door is on the left; 我的左边 (wǒ de zuǒbian) my left side.
- Pairs with 右边 (yòubian, right side); the 边 suffix makes it a place word, so it takes 在 and can sit after nouns.
- Neutral everyday register - directions, seating, describing where things are.
例句
- 出口在左边。 Chūkǒu zài zuǒbian.The entrance is on the left.
- 经过银行，左边就是他的办公室了。 Jīngguò yínháng, zuǒbiān jiùshì tā de bàngōngshì le.His office is past the bank on your left.
- 在左边有一条秘密通道。 Zài zuǒbiān yǒu yītiáo mìmì tōngdào.There's a secret passage on the left.