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左边
zuǒbian
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- pinyin
- zuǒbian
- simplified
- 左边
- traditional
- 左邊
1 · noun
The side opposite the right when facing forward.
面向前方时与右侧相对的一侧。
On the left names a side; in turn left it functions adverbially.
The library is on your left.
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图书馆在你的左边。
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2 · noun (location)
The side opposite the right.
与右侧相对的一侧。
Left and right depend on orientation or an explicit reference point. 边 has a neutral tone in the source reading.
When you face the window, the desk is on your left.
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面向窗户时，书桌在你的左边。
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In the photo, I am standing on my older sister’s left.
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照片里，我站在姐姐的左边。
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Mandarin reading: zuǒbian.
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