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

左右兩難 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán dilemma; quandary; Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右共利 zuǒ yòu gòng lì ambidextrous
左右勾拳 zuǒ yòu gōu quán left hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two
左右袒 zuǒ yòu tǎn to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side
左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football)
左嗓子 zuǒ sǎng zi off-key singing voice; sb who sings off-key
左字头 zuǒ zì tóu "top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters
左字頭 zuǒ zì tóu "top of 左 character" component in Chinese characters
左宗棠鸡 zuǒ zōng táng jī General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
左宗棠雞 zuǒ zōng táng jī General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
左对齐 zuǒ duì qí to left justify (typography)
左對齊 zuǒ duì qí to left justify (typography)
左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles; to ponder
左拉 zuǒ lā Zola (name); Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist
左支右绌 zuǒ zhī yòu chù to be in straitened circumstances
左支右絀 zuǒ zhī yòu chù to be in straitened circumstances
左权 zuǒ quán Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
左權 zuǒ quán Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
左权县 zuǒ quán xiàn Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
左權縣 zuǒ quán xiàn Zuoquan county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
左氏春秋 zuǒ shì chūn qiū Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]
左营 zuǒ yíng Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
左營 zuǒ yíng Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
左营区 zuǒ yíng qū Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
左營區 zuǒ yíng qū Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
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