biān
蝙
side; edge; border; area
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Meanings
5 senses · 11 examplesnoun
side; edge; margin
指物体的外围或交界的地方。
Zhuō桌
zi子
biān边
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
běn本
shū书
。
A book is placed at the edge of the table.
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
yóu游
yǒng泳
chí池
biān边
。
He is standing at the edge of the swimming pool.
noun
side (in geometry)
technical用于数学几何学中。
Zhè这
ge个
sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
yǒu有
sān三
tiáo条
biān边
。
This triangle has three sides.
Zhèng正
fāng方
xíng形
sì四
tiáo条
biān边
cháng长
dù度
xiāng相
děng等
。
A square's four sides are equal in length.
noun
border; frontier
formal指国界或地区之间的界限。
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
shǒu守
wèi卫
zhe着
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
biān边
jiāng疆
。
The soldiers are guarding the borders of the motherland.
Liǎng两
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
de的
biān边
jiè界
hěn很
cháng长
。
The border between the two countries is very long.
noun
area; region; side (in location)
informal常用于口语，表示某一带地方或某个方面。
Tā他
lǎo老
jiā家
zài在
běi北
fāng方
nà那
biān边
。
His hometown is over there in the north.
Gōng工
zuò作
zhè这
biān边
nǐ你
bù不
yòng用
dān担
xīn心
。
You don't need to worry about the work aspect.
suffix
-er; -or; suffix denoting a person or thing
informal构成名词的后缀，通常表示从事某种工作或有某种特征的人（有时含贬义），或指代某类事物。
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
jì技
shù术
yuán员
，
yě也
shì是
ge个
diàn电
nǎo脑
gāo高
shǒu手
biān边
r儿
。
He is a technician in our company and also a computer expert (suffix connoting skill).
Bié别
gēn跟
nà那
bāng帮
dǎo捣
dàn蛋
guǐ鬼
biān边
r儿
hùn混
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
Don't hang out with those troublemaker types.
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Zhè这
xiē些
líng零
suì碎
r儿
dōng东
xi西
dōu都
fàng放
zá杂
huò货
biān边
r儿
shàng上
ba吧
。
Put all these odds and ends on the side for miscellaneous goods.