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Expressing 'side' with 边 (biān)
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Structure
Modifier + 一 + 边
Explanation
The word 边 (biān) means "side" or "edge" and is used to indicate a spatial boundary or direction. It often combines with 一 and a modifier like 另 or 这 to specify which side is being referred to. For example, 另一边 means "the other side."
Examples
请站到这边来，那边太挤了。
Qǐng zhàn dào zhè biān lái, nà biān tài jǐ le.
Please stand over here; it's too crowded over there.
河的对边有一片美丽的花园。
Hé de duì biān yǒu yī piàn měilì de huāyuán.
On the other side of the river, there is a beautiful garden.
他坐在桌子左边，我坐在右边。
Tā zuò zài zhuōzi zuǒbiān, wǒ zuò zài yòubiān.
He sat on the left side of the table, and I sat on the right.