一边 yìbiān▶ Un lado

Stroke order

一边 is written in 6 strokes across 2 characters.

• 一 — 1 stroke
• 边 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. one side
2. either side
3. on the one hand
4. on the other hand
5. doing while

Example sentences

• 他一边走一边唱。Tā yìbiān zǒu yìbiān chàng.He sings while walking.
• 请站在一边。Qǐng zhàn zài yìbiān.Please stand to one side.

Related words

• 一共Completamente
• 一定Cierto, seguro
• 一样igualmente
• 一直siempre
• 一般comúnmente
• 一会儿un rato

一边 is pronounced yìbiān and means “Un lado”. It belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 一边 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.