边 邊
biān
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously
Measure word: 个
Other reading: bian
suffix of a noun of locality
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Characters
Examples
不要边走边看书。
Bù yào biān zǒu biān kàn shū.
Do not read while walking.
让我们边喝咖啡边谈。
Ràng wǒ men biān hē kā fēi biān tán.
Let's talk over a cup of coffee.
她的房子在河的另一边。
Tā de fáng zi zài hé de lìng yī biān.
Her house is across the river.
Words with this character
身边 shēn biān at one's side一边 yī biān one side旁边 páng biān side那边 nà bian over there这边 zhè biān this side右边 yòu bian right side左边 zuǒ bian left边缘 biān yuán edge路边 lù biān curb边境 biān jìng frontier周边 zhōu biān periphery边界 biān jiè boundary两边 liǎng biān either side海边 hǎi biān coast里边 lǐ bian inside外边 wài bian outside后边 hòu bian the back西边 xī biān west上边 shàng bian the top东边 dōng bian east南边 nán bian south北边 běi biān north无边 wú biān without boundary