1 surname Zuo

1 left and right

2 nearby

3 approximately

4 attendant

5 to control

6 to influence

1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully

2 prudent

3 gently and cautiously

1 left side

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

1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)

1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

2 with redoubled power (idiom)

1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

1 cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully

2 prudent

3 gently and cautiously

1 to be assured of success (idiom)