Miaozi

边

邊

biānㄅㄧㄢ
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HSK 2TOCFL 2

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    side

  2. 2

    edge

  3. 3

    margin

  4. 4

    border

  5. 5

    boundary

  6. 6

    CL:個|个[ge4]

  7. 7

    simultaneously

Examples

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有些人边看电视边读报纸。

有些人邊看電視邊讀報紙。

Some people read the newspaper and watch TV at the same time.

六边形有六条边。

六邊形有六條邊。

An hexagon has six sides.

一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。

一條受傷的鯨魚在海灘邊擱淺了。

A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

我边吃饭边看书。

我邊喫飯邊看書。

I eat and read at the same time.

我们边喝茶边等。

我們邊喝茶邊等。

We're drinking tea and waiting.

Characters

Character breakdown

力

lì

surname Li

Related

Related: 边

周边

zhōu biān

periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings

外边

wài bian

outside

里边

lǐ bian

inside

身边

shēn biān

at one's side

边儿

biān r

side

边界

biān jiè

boundary

边缘

biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

Stroke practice

Practice writing 边

Characters

simplified script

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