four sides; surroundings; all around
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
four sides; all sides; surroundings
Often used with the erhua suffix 儿 as 四边儿 in spoken Mandarin, especially in northern dialects, to indicate the surrounding area of something.
Fáng房
zi子
sì四
biān边
r儿
wéi围
zhe着
lí篱
ba笆
。
The house is surrounded by a fence on all four sides.
Yuàn院
zi子
sì四
biān边
dōu都
zhòng种
mǎn满
le了
xiān鲜
huā花
。
The courtyard is planted with flowers all around.
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Guǎng广
chǎng场
sì四
biān边
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
gāo高
lóu楼
dà大
shà厦
。
There are many skyscrapers on all sides of the square.
Zhuō桌
zi子
sì四
biān边
zuò坐
zhe着
sì四
gè个
xué学
sheng生
。
Four students are sitting on all four sides of the table.