镶边 (鑲邊)
xiāng biān
Pinyin

Definition

镶边 (鑲邊)
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xiāng biān
  1. edge
  2. border
  3. to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī biān
  1. 1 one side
  2. 2 either side
  3. 3 on the one hand
  4. 4 on the other hand
  5. 5 doing while
zhōu biān
  1. 1 periphery
  2. 2 rim
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 all around
  5. 5 perimeter
  6. 6 peripheral (computing)
  7. 7 spin-offs
páng biān
  1. 1 lateral
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 to the side
  4. 4 beside
shēn biān
  1. 1 at one's side
  2. 2 on hand
biān
  1. 1 side
  2. 2 edge
  3. 3 margin
  4. 4 border
  5. 5 boundary
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 simultaneously

Idioms (5)

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
  1. 1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
  2. 2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)