biān
箯
side; border; edge
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Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
side; edge
Refers to the physical side or boundary of an object or area.
Tā他
zuò坐
zài在
zhuō桌
zi子
de的
zuǒ左
biān边
。
He is sitting on the left side of the table.
Chí池
táng塘
biān边
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
shù树
。
There are many trees by the pond.
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Qǐng请
yán沿
zhe着
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
zhí直
zǒu走
，
dào到
biān边
shàng上
de的
nà那
dòng栋
lóu楼
jiù就
dào到
le了
。
Please go straight along this road, and you'll arrive at the building on the side.
noun
border; frontier
Used for geographical or political boundaries between countries or regions.
Zhōng中
guó国
yǔ与
duō多
ge个
guó国
jiā家
jiē接
biān边
。
China shares borders with many countries.
Biān边
fáng防
zhàn战
shì士
shǒu守
wèi卫
zài在
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
biān边
guān关
shàng上
。
Border guards are stationed at the frontiers of our country.
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Tā他
men们
zhù住
zài在
liǎng两
guó国
biān边
jiè界
de的
yī一
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
shàng上
。
They live in a small town on the border between two countries.
noun
side (in geometry)
technicalUsed in mathematics to refer to the sides of a polygon.
Sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
de的
sān三
tiáo条
biān边
xiāng相
děng等
。
The three sides of a triangle are equal.
Zhèng正
fāng方
xíng形
de的
sì四
ge个
biān边
cháng长
dù度
xiāng相
tóng同
。
A square has four sides of equal length.
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Wǒ我
men们
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
duō多
biān边
xíng形
biān边
de的
xìng性
zhì质
。
We are studying the properties of the sides of polygons.