biān

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  • 1

    n.place next to a person or thing; near-by place; by the side of; close by

    • shēn biān

      at one's side

    • shǒu biān

      at hand

    • páng biān

      side

  • 2

    adv.meanwhile; at the same time; simultaneously; used before verbs to indicate two or more actions happening simultaneously

    • tā biān gōng zuò biān chàng gē

      工作唱歌

      He sang while working.

    • tā men biān hē chá biān xián tán

      他们闲谈

      They had a chat over a cup of tea.

    • nǐ zuì hǎo bù yào biān zǒu biān kàn shǒu jī

      最好不要手机

      You'd better not look at your phone while walking.

  • 3

    a suffix used with location words

    • qián biān

      in front

    • hòu biān

      behind

    • zuǒ biān

      left

  • 4

    n.side; party

    • shuāng biān huì tán

      会谈

      bilateral talks

    • nǐ yào zhàn zài wǒ men zhè yī biān

      我们

      You should be on our side.

    • nǐ dào dǐ zhàn zài nǎ yī biān

      到底

      Which side are you on?

  • 5

    n.border; boundary; frontier

    • biān chéng

      border town

    • biān jiāng

      border area

    • biān fáng

      border defence

  • 6

    n.striped decoration fixed or drawn on the edge of something; edge; margin; outer regions; side; brim; rim

    • lù biān

      roadside

    • hǎi biān

      seaside

    • àn biān

      near the bank

  • 7

    n.side (of a geometrical figure)

  • 8

    n.edge; margin; side; brim

    synonym
  • 9

    n.border; brim; lace; rim

  • 10

    n.frontier; boundary

  • 11

    n.bound; limit; edge

  • 12

    n.beside; by the side of; close by; near-by place

    synonym
  • 13

    n.party; side

  • 14

    n.side of a geometrical figure; lines that form angle or a multi-angle figure in geometry

    • jǐ hé tú xíng de yī tiáo biān

      几何图形

      one side of a geometric figure

  • 15

    n.(used to indicate a time preceding the specific time mentioned)

  • 16

    adv.simultaneously; while; along; at the same time

  • 17

    n.a surname

  • 18

    a suffix used with location words

Word usage

  • Note
    "边" is sometimes read in the neutral tone as a suffix.
  • "边" is often matched with measure word "条".
    • one edge