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两边

liǎngbiān

either side; both sides

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

either side; both sides

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 两边 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 两边 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.

街道两边有许多商店。jiē dào liǎng biān yǒu xǔ duō shāng diàn。

There are many stores on either side of the street.

因为有高而闭合的领子、紧身的剪裁和在直身裙两边的大开口,旗袍有着独一无二传达端庄和性感的能力。yīn wèi yǒu gāo ér bì hé de lǐng zi、 jǐn shēn de jiǎn cái hé zài zhí shēn qún liǎng biān de dà kāi kǒu, qí páo yǒu zhe dú yī wú èr chuán dá duān zhuāng hé xìng gǎn de néng lì。

With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.

两边各打五十大板。liǎng biān gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn。

No published English translation for this sentence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 两边.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 两边.

Directly before

  • 裙两边1
  • 街道两边1

Directly after

  • 两边的1
  • 两边有1
  • 两边各打1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY

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.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 两边

What does 两边 mean in Chinese?

两边 (liǎngbiān) means either side; both sides.

How do you pronounce 两边?

两边 is pronounced liǎngbiān.

Is 两边 an HSK word?

两边 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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