Chinese word

一旁

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī páng

Meaning

  • nounside

Example

她站在一旁等我们。tā zhàn zài yì páng děng wǒ men

She is standing to one side waiting for us.

Illustration for 一旁 (side)

More examples

孩子在一旁安静地玩耍。hái zi zài yì páng ān jìng dì wán shuǎ

The child is playing quietly to one side.

Core concept

A nearby position at one side of a person or thing, separate from the main space or activity.

Common phrases

  • 站在一旁zhàn zài yì páng

    stand to one side

  • 把东西放在一旁bǎ dōng xī fàng zài yì páng

    put things to one side

  • 在一旁观察zài yì páng guān chá

    observe from one side

Similar words

旁边páng biān: The area immediately next to a person or thing.
一边yì biān: One side of a person or thing, used as a nearby location.

Definition in Chinese

表示靠近某人或某物的旁侧位置，强调位于一侧但不一定接触，用于指示方位的简单词。biǎo shì kào jìn mǒu rén huò mǒu wù de páng cè wèi zhì qiáng diào wèi yú yí cè dàn bù yí dìng jiē chù yòng yú zhǐ shì fāng wèi de jiǎn dān cí

Word origin

一 (yī, "one") + 旁 (páng, "side") forms a compact noun for a particular side position.

Usage tips

  • As a location noun, 一旁 (yīpáng, "one side") can follow 在 (zài, "at/in"), while the verb supplies the action; 一旁 itself does not mean "stand" or "wait".

Other meanings

  • asidenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 一旁儿yì pángrsidenoun

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