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    Using 东边 (dōngbiān) to express "east side"

    Direction & Movement
    Location & Position

    Structure

    在 + 东边

    Explanation

    The locative noun 东边 (dōngbiān) means "east side" or "to the east." It is used to indicate a direction or location relative to a reference point. Like other directional words in Chinese, it can follow 在 to form a location phrase, such as 在东边 meaning "on the east side."

    Examples

    • 超市就在我们小区的东边。

      Chāoshì jiù zài wǒmen xiǎoqū de dōngbiān.

      The supermarket is just to the east of our residential compound.

    • 太阳从东边升起来了。

      Tàiyáng cóng dōngbiān shēng qǐlái le.

      The sun rose from the east.

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