左
zuǒ
Pinyin

Definition

左
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zuǒ
  1. left
  2. the Left (politics)
  3. east
  4. unorthodox
  5. queer
  6. wrong
  7. differing
  8. opposite
  9. variant of 佐[zuǒ]
左
 - 
Zuǒ
  1. surname Zuo

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

佐
zuǒ
  1. 1 to assist
  2. 2 assistant
  3. 3 aide
  4. 4 to accompany

Related Words (20)

左
Zuǒ
  1. 1 surname Zuo
左右
zuǒ yòu
  1. 1 left and right
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 attendant
  5. 5 to control
  6. 6 to influence
左手
zuǒ shǒu
  1. 1 left hand
  2. 2 left-hand side
左边
zuǒ bian
  1. 1 left
  2. 2 the left side
  3. 3 to the left of
土默特左旗
Tǔ mò tè zuǒ qí
  1. 1 Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia

Idioms (11)

不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
  1. 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左券在握
zuǒ quàn zài wò
  1. 1 to be assured of success (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
  1. 1 dilemma
  2. 2 quandary
  3. 3 Scylla and Charybdis
  4. 4 between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides

Sample Sentences

我觉得难度系数最高的难叫左右为难。也就是说，当妈当的很为难，不知道该当虎妈还是羊妈，佛系妈。
wǒ juéde nándù xìshù zuìgāo de nán jiào zuǒyòuwéinán 。yějiùshìshuō ，dāng mā dāng de hěn wéinán ，bù zhīdào gāidāng hǔ mā háishi yáng mā ，fóxì mā 。
What scores highest in the scale of difficulties is "between a rock and a hard place". In this example, the mother is between a rock and a hard place, wondering whether to be a "tiger mom", or a "lamb mom" "Zen mom."
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诗经》与《左传》中都有冬月藏冰的记载，朝廷中有专门的官吏负责每年寒冬时凿取冰块存放在“冰室”或“冰井”里，等到盛夏时节再取出。
Shījīng 》yǔ 《ZuǒZhuàn 》zhōng dōu yǒu Dōngyuè cáng bīng de jìzǎi ，cháotíng zhōng yǒu zhuānmén de guānlì fùzé měinián hándōng shí záoqǔ bīngkuài cúnfàng zài “bīngshì ”huò “bīngjǐng ”lǐ ，děngdào shèngxià shíjié zài qǔchū 。
There are records of winter ice in the Book of Songs and Zuo Zhuan. A special official in the court is responsible for picking up ice cubes during the winter and storing them in the "ice room" or "ice well” for use in the summer.
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他也享受的是和电脑的合作，不是和左右同事，更不是我。
tā yě xiǎngshòu de shì hé diànnǎo de hézuò ，búshi hé zuǒyòu tóngshì ，gèng búshi wǒ 。
he didn't enjoy working with his colleagues, and obviously he didn't enjoy working with me. He enjoyed working with the computer.
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我上个月打篮球，抢篮板落地的时候一个没注意，左脚踝就扭伤了，当下痛到我眼泪都飙出来。
wǒ shànggèyuè dǎ lánqiú ，qiǎng lánbǎn luò dì de shíhou yī ge méi zhùyì ，zuǒ jiǎohuái jiù niǔshāng le ，dāngxià tòng dào wǒ yǎnlèi dōu biāo chūlái 。
Last month playing basketball, when I hit the ground after going for a rebound I accidentally twisted my left ankle. At the time it was so painful, tears gushed out of my eyes.
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出口在左边。
chūkǒu zài zuǒbian 。
The exit is on the left side.
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杯子在我左边。
bēizi zài wǒ zuǒbian 。
The cup is to my left.
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Fiona在我左边。
Fiona zài wǒ zuǒbian 。
Fiona is to my left.
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杂交稻比常规稻增产20%左右，每年增产的粮食可养活7000万人。
zájiāodào bǐ chángguī dào zēngchǎn zuǒyòu ，měinián zēngchǎn de liángshi kě yǎnghuo wàn rén 。
Production from hybrid rice is about 20% higher compared with conventional rice, and the annual increase in grain production can feed 70 million people.
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左看看，右看看。
zuǒ kànkan ，yòu kànkan 。
Look left, look right.
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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。
hǎo de ！tā zhǐshì zài jǐge jiēqū wài 。zǒu dào jiēdào jìntóu zuóguǎi ，Xīngbākè jiù zài yòubian 。
Sure! It's just a few blocks away. Go to the end of the street and turn left. It is on the right.
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