In every direction the great snow-capped peaks hemmed them in, peeping over each other's shoulders to the far horizon. So steep were the rocky banks on either side of them that the larch and the pine seemed to be suspended over their heads, and to need only a gust of wind to come hurtling down upon them.
两侧
two sides; both sides
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Meaning and common use
two sides; both sides
How 两侧 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 两侧 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 两侧.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 两侧.
Directly before
- 左右两侧1
Directly after
- 两侧飞流直下1
- 两侧的1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 两侧
What does 两侧 mean in Chinese?
两侧 (liǎngcè) means two sides; both sides.
How do you pronounce 两侧?
两侧 is pronounced liǎngcè.
Is 两侧 an HSK word?
两侧 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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