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HSK
the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
HSK 1
under / the underside / below
HSK 1
right side / right, to the right
HSK 1
left / the left side / to the left of
HSK 1
one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
front / the front side / in front of
HSK 1
south / south side / southern part / to the south of
HSK 1
either side; both sides
HSK 4
inside
HSK 1
north / north side / northern part / to the north of
HSK 1
side; adjacent place
HSK 1
east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
HSK 1
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  *边* | 边* | *边
side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL: 個|个 / simultaneously
HSK 2
at one's side / on hand
HSK 2
this side / here
HSK 1
coast / seaside / seashore / beach
HSK 2
curb; roadside; wayside
HSK 2
over there / yonder
HSK 1
west / west side / western part / to the west of
HSK 1
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 1
unilateral
HSK 7-9
periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings / (computing) (attributive) peripheral / merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品)
HSK 7-9
bedside
edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
on hand / at hand
river bank
without boundary / not bordered
HSK 6
bilateral
HSK 7-9
near / beside
(slang) (loanword) lesbian
to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
horizon / ends of the earth / remotest places
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
half of sth / one side of sth
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *边* | 边* | *边
suffix of a noun of locality
to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)
edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)
multilateral
HSK 7-9
lace border (loanword)
river bank
shore
to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post
sloping side / hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)
fireside
to keep saying (sth) over and over
to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in
Watanabe (Japanese surname)
base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
can't make head or tail of
to help develop the border areas
(of a dress etc) border, edging
welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant
rim / protruding edge
the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
lace / decorative border
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
four sides
close to the border / along the border
Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
lakeside
relevant / to the point / has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan
Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
ornamental border
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
Pacific Rim
(page) margin
to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
(of a dress etc) border, edging
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
(textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge; rough edge
(dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
hem
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim


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