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


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