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HSK
side; adjacent place
HSK 1
one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
HSK 1
this side / here
HSK 1
under / the underside / below
HSK 1
the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
HSK 1
west / west side / western part / to the west of
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
front / the front side / in front of
HSK 1
right side / right, to the right
HSK 1
over there / yonder
HSK 1
south / south side / southern part / to the south of
HSK 1
inside
HSK 1
left / the left side / to the left of
HSK 1
north / north side / northern part / to the north of
HSK 1
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 1
east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
HSK 1
at one's side / on hand
HSK 2
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  *边* | 边* | *边
side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL: 個|个 / simultaneously
HSK 2
curb; roadside; wayside
HSK 2
coast / seaside / seashore / beach
HSK 2
either side; both sides
HSK 4
without boundary / not bordered
HSK 6
periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings / (computing) (attributive) peripheral / merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品)
HSK 7-9
unilateral
HSK 7-9
multilateral
HSK 7-9
bilateral
HSK 7-9
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  *边* | 边* | *边
suffix of a noun of locality
four sides
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan
half of sth / one side of sth
welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant
to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
on hand / at hand
lakeside
river bank
shore
sloping side / hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)
to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in
Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post
river bank
edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)
edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
horizon / ends of the earth / remotest places
(textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge; rough edge
lace / decorative border
Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
Watanabe (Japanese surname)
relevant / to the point / has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
to help develop the border areas
(of a dress etc) border, edging
(of a dress etc) border, edging
to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
(page) margin
lesbian (slang) (loanword)
ornamental border
(dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
to keep saying (sth) over and over
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
near / beside
rim / protruding edge
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
close to the border / along the border
Pacific Rim
the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim
bedside
to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
can't make head or tail of
fireside
lace border (loanword)
hem


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