右边 (右邊)
yòu bian
Pinyin
Definition
右边 (右邊)
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- right side
- right, to the right
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
不为左右袒
- 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
宁左勿右
- 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左右两难
- 1 dilemma
- 2 quandary
- 3 Scylla and Charybdis
- 4 between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
- 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
- 3 to have everything going one's way
- 4 to benefit from both sides
左右开弓
- 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
- 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
- 4 to use both feet equally (football)
Sample Sentences
贴春联的时候,最后一个字是第一声或第二声的,贴在左边;最后一个字是第三声或第四声的,贴在右边。右边的是“上联”,左边的是“下联”,先唸上联,再唸下联,最后唸上面那条横幅。
When you are sticking up your spring couplets, if you find that the last character ends in a first or second tone, this should be stuck on the left hand side. If the last character is a third or forth tone, it should be stuck on the right side. The one on the right is the "shang lian - the top line". The one on the left hand side is the "xia lian - the bottom line". You read it from 'top to bottom'. Then you read the one that goes across horizontally.
杯子在我右边。
The cup is to my right.
Constance在我右边。
Constance is to my right.
好的!它只是在几个街区外。走到街道尽头左拐,星巴克就在右边。
Sure! It's just a few blocks away. Go to the end of the street and turn left. It is on the right.
你右边的墙上,最下面那一句。
It's on the wall to your right. That line at the very bottom.
啊!在那里,在桌子右边,看到没有?
Ah! It's there, to the right of the table. Do you see it?
你家?看到这根柱子没有?柱子左边是你家,右边是我家,你的垃圾在右边!
Your home? Do you see that pillar? To the left of the pillar is your home, to the right is my home, your rubbish is on the right!
前面是教学大楼,左边是食堂,右边是宿舍。
Up ahead is our classroom building. On the left is the cafeteria and on the right is the dormitory.
我不是坏人。右边。你看你右边。
I am not a bad person. Your right. Look at your right side.
有啊,你往前走。在右边的灯具区,在电池旁边。
We do. You can walk forward. The lighting section is on the right and the batteries are next to it.