biān bian

edge, margin, side, border

DEFINITIONS

邊 biān
  • side
  • edge
  • margin
  • border
  • boundary
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • simultaneously
邊 bian
  • suffix of a noun of locality

WORDS

太陽從西出來 tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom); fig. hell freezes over; pigs can fly
婦女能頂半天 fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
dìng biān Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
縣 dìng biān xiàn Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
níng biān Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
苗族自治縣 píng biān miáo zú zì zhì xiàn Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
àn biān shore
彞族自治縣 é biān yí zú zì zhì xiàn Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
縣 é biān xiàn Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
zuǒ bian left; the left side; to the left of
兒 zuǒ bian r erhua variant of 左邊|左边[zuo3 bian5]
帕斯卡六形 pà sī kǎ liù biān xíng Pascal's hexagon
常在河走,哪有不濕鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
平行四形 píng xíng sì biān xíng parallelogram
chuáng biān bedside
dǐ biān base (of a triangle); base line; hem line (of skirt)
yán biān Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
地區 yán biān dì qū Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
大學 yán biān dà xué Yanbian University (Jilin province)
州 yán biān zhōu Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
朝鮮族自治州 yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
hòu bian back; rear; behind
兒 hòu bian r erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]
shù biān to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post
shǒu biān on hand; at hand