边biānside
边 (biān) means "side" or "edge." 我坐在门的这一边 says I am sitting on this side of the door. 请到我这一边来 asks someone to come to this side of me. 不要坐在椅子边上 says not to sit on the edge of the chair. 书在桌子边上,要掉了 says the book is on the edge of the table and is about to fall.
What does 边 mean?
- 1.
sidenoun
- 2.
edgenoun
What does the character 边 mean?
- 边side
How do you use 边?
边 can name a side, as in 这一边, and it can name an edge, as in 椅子边上.
Patterns
这一边
我坐在门的这一边。
Wǒ zuò zài mén de zhè yìbiān.
I am sitting on this side of the door.
到 + Person + 这一边 + 来
请到我这一边来。
Qǐng dào wǒ zhè yìbiān lái.
Please come to this side of me.
在 + Noun + 边上
不要坐在椅子边上。
Búyào zuò zài yǐzi biān shàng.
Don't sit on the edge of the chair.
What are some examples of 边 in a sentence?
我坐在门的这一边。
Wǒ zuò zài mén de zhè yìbiān.
I am sitting on this side of the door.
请到我这一边来。
Qǐng dào wǒ zhè yìbiān lái.
Please come to this side of me.
不要坐在椅子边上。
Búyào zuò zài yǐzi biān shàng.
Don't sit on the edge of the chair.
书在桌子边上,要掉了。
Shū zài zhuōzi biān shàng, yào diào le.
The book is on the edge of the table and is about to fall.
How is 边 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你的书包放在哪儿了?
Nǐ de shūbāo fàng zài nǎr le?
Where did you put your schoolbag?
- Speaker B:
在桌子左边。
Zài zhuōzi zuǒbian.
On the left side of the table.
- Speaker A:
我没看到。是门那边的桌子吗?
Wǒ méi kàndào. Shì mén nàbiān de zhuōzi ma?
I don't see it. Is it the table by the door?
- Speaker B:
不是,是窗旁边那张。
Bú shì, shì chuāng pángbiān nà zhāng.
No, the one next to the window.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.