一边

一邊

yībiān

adverb HSK 1 #1,128

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

他一边吃饭，一边看电视。

Tā yībiān chīfàn, yībiān kàn diànshì.

He eats while watching TV.

站在一边。

Zhàn zài yībiān.

Stand 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