左边 zuǒbiān▶ trái; còn lại

Stroke order

左边 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 左 — 5 strokes
• 边 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. left
2. the left side
3. to the left of

Example sentences

• 它在左边。Tā zài zuǒbiān.It is on the left.
• 我往左边看。Wǒ wǎng zuǒbiān kàn.I look to the left.
• 猫在桌子左边。Māo zài zhuōzi zuǒbiān.The cat is on the left side of the table.
• 我家左边是商店。Wǒ jiā zuǒbiān shì shāngdiàn.On the left side of my house is a shop.

Related words

• 右边đúng; quyền
• 旁边bên; phía
• 一边Một bên
• 左右Khoảng; Về
• 周边ngoại vi
• 边境biên giới; ranh giới

左边 is pronounced zuǒbiān and means “trái; còn lại”. This word appears in HSK 2, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 左边 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.