一边

一邊

yìbiān

adverb HSK 3 #1,128

Meanings

1 one side
2 at the same time (一边...一边...)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

他一边吃饭，一边看电视。

Tā yìbiān chīfàn, yìbiān kàn diànshì.

He eats while watching TV.

HSK 2

站在一边。

Zhàn zài yìbiān.

Stand to one side.

HSK 3

请把书包放在一边。

Qǐng bǎ shūbāo fàng zài yìbiān.

Please put the schoolbag to one side.

Tips

grammar

一边...一边... is the standard pattern for expressing two simultaneous actions: 我一边走一边想 'I think while walking.'

Stroke Order

一 yī

边 biān