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


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