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Referring to a side or direction with 边 (biān)
Direction & Movement
Location & Position
Structure
Pronoun/Noun + 边
Explanation
The noun 边 (biān) means "side," "edge," or "direction" and is used to indicate location or orientation. It often follows demonstratives or nouns, as in 这边 (this side) or 她这边 (her side). It is a fundamental word for expressing spatial and figurative positions.
Examples
请你站到这边来。
qǐng nǐ zhàn dào zhè biān lái.
Please come stand over here.
河的那边有一个小村庄。
hé de nà biān yǒu yí ge xiǎo cūnzhuāng.
There is a small village on the other side of the river.
她一直在我这边帮忙。
tā yìzhí zài wǒ zhè biān bāngmáng.
She has been helping out on my side.