一边yì biāndoing while

1. 1.

   doing whileadverb

2. 2.

   one sidenoun

• 一one
• 边side

In 一边 + Verb 1 + 一边 + Verb 2, both actions share one subject and happen at the same time.

1. HSK 1

   他一边吃饭一边看电视。

   Tā yìbiān chī fàn yìbiān kàn diànshì.

   He watches TV while he eats.

2. HSK 2

   她一边走一边唱歌。

   Tā yìbiān zǒu yìbiān chàng gē.

   She sings while she walks.

3. HSK 3

   路的一边有很多树。

   Lù de yìbiān yǒu hěn duō shù.

   There are a lot of trees on one side of the road.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在做什么？

   Nǐ zài zuò shénme?

   What are you doing?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我在做饭，一边做一边听音乐。

   Wǒ zài zuò fàn, yìbiān zuò yìbiān tīng yīnyuè.

   I'm cooking, and listening to music while I cook.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   要我帮忙吗？

   Yào wǒ bāngmáng ma?

   Do you want me to help?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好啊，你来洗菜吧。

   Hǎo a, nǐ lái xǐ cài ba.

   Sure, you wash the vegetables.

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• 一定yí dìngsurely; certainly; definitelyHSK 3
• 一直yì zhícontinuously; always; all the way throughHSK 3
• 一样yí yàngsame; equal toHSK 3
• 一般yì bānso-soHSK 3
• 身边shēn biānat one's sideHSK 3
• 一起yì qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)HSK 2

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