边

邊

biān

noun HSK 2 #915

Meanings

1 side
2 edge
3 border

Characters

side; edge; border

Examples

河边有很多树。

Hé biān yǒu hěn duō shù.

There are many trees by the river.

你坐在我旁边。

Nǐ zuò zài wǒ pángbiān.

You sit next to me.

左边还是右边？

Zuǒbiān háishi yòubiān?

Left side or right side?

Tips

grammar

边 combines with many words to form location words: 旁边 (beside), 上边 (above), 下边 (below), 前边 (in front), 后边 (behind), 里边 (inside), 外边 (outside).

Stroke Order

边 biān