左边

• 拼音: zuǒ bian
• 汉字拆解: 左 = left; 边 = 辶 (movement) + 力 (strength) — side, edge

含义

Left side; the left. Indicates the area or direction to the left.

A location word combining 左 (left) + 边 (side). Used to describe position: 在左边 (on the left side). More natural in spoken Chinese than 左 alone when indicating location. Commonly used with 的: 左边的那个 (the one on the left).

例句

1. 银行在超市的左边。
2. 请坐在我左边。
3. 左边那个是我的。

用法指南

语境: directions, location, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 厕所在左边。(The toilet is on the left.)
• 请看左边的图片。(Please look at the picture on the left.)

错误说法

• 在我的左边边。(Don't double 边 — say 在我的左边)

起源与历史

Compound of 左 (left) + 边 (side/edge). A natural combination forming a location word.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal