āi biān

挨 边

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SW HSK PLUS

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1
v.keep close to the edge; be near the edge
- shàng le dà lù jì de yào āi biān zǒu
  上了大路，记得要挨边走。
  Remember to keep close to the side when walking on the road.
- mù jiang bǎ mù bǎn āi biān fàng zhěng qí
  木匠把木板挨边放整齐。
  The carpenter put the edges of the boards in line.
2
v.be close to (a figure, usually age)
- tā qī shí āi biān le
  她七十挨边了。
  She‘s getting on seventy.
3
v.be relevant; have something to do with; be close to the truth of something
- tā shuō de yī diǎn yě bù āi biān
  她说的一点也不挨边！
  What she has said is at all irrelevant.

Separable word
"挨" and "边" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 上了马路，要挨着边走。
  When you get on the road, walk by the side of the road.
- 我爷爷挨60边了。
  My grandfather is nearly 60.

挨边