左 zuǒ

left; east; unorthodox, improper

HSK 2 #782

DEFINITIONS

  • left
  • east
  • unorthodox, improper
  • surname Zuo
  • left
  • the Left (politics)
  • east
  • unorthodox
  • queer
  • wrong
  • differing
  • opposite
  • variant of 佐[zuo3]

STROKES

WORDS

中國左翼作家聯盟 zhōng guó zuǒ yì zuò jiā lián méng the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
向左拐 xiàng zuǒ guǎi to turn left
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县 kā lǎ qìn zuǒ yì měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治縣 kā lǎ qìn zuǒ yì měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
土默特左旗 tǔ mò tè zuǒ qí Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
宁左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
崇左 chóng zuǒ Chongzuo prefecture-level city in Guangxi
崇左市 chóng zuǒ shì Chongzuo prefecture-level city in Guangxi
左下 zuǒ xià lower left
左不过 zuǒ bu guò anyhow; in any event; just; only
左不過 zuǒ bu guò anyhow; in any event; just; only
左丘明 zuǒ qiū míng Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4] is attributed
左側 zuǒ cè left side
左傳 zuǒ zhuàn Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]
左傾 zuǒ qīng left-leaning; progressive
左倾机会主义 zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927); left adventurism; cf Mao's purges following 1935 Zunyi conference 遵義會議|遵义会议[Zun1 yi4 hui4 yi4]
左傾機會主義 zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927); left adventurism; cf Mao's purges following 1935 Zunyi conference 遵義會議|遵义会议[Zun1 yi4 hui4 yi4]
左券 zuǒ quàn a sure thing; a certainty; copy of a contract held by a creditor
左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò to be assured of success (idiom)
左前卫 zuǒ qián wèi left forward (soccer position)
左前衛 zuǒ qián wèi left forward (soccer position)
左口鱼 zuǒ kǒu yú flounder
左口魚 zuǒ kǒu yú flounder
左右两难 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán dilemma; quandary; Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
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