Chinese word

旁

Pronunciation

Pinyinpáng

Meaning

  • nounside

Example

他站在旁边看着我们。tā zhàn zài páng biān kàn zhe wǒ men

He stands beside us and watches us.

Illustration for 旁 (side)

More examples

他站在马路旁等车。tā zhàn zài mǎ lù páng děng chē

He stands by the roadside waiting for a bus.

Core concept

The nearby space beside a main person or thing rather than at its center.

Common phrases

  • 旁边páng biān

    beside

  • 路旁lù páng

    roadside

  • 窗户旁chuāng hù páng

    beside the window

Similar words

旁边páng biān: The place directly beside a person or thing.
边biān: The outer edge or side part of an object.
侧面cè miàn: The side surface or outer-facing part of an object.
附近fù jìn: The nearby area around a particular place.

Definition in Chinese

靠在主体一侧的附近位置，常用来表示空间上的邻近关系，口语中常与“边”连用。kào zài zhú tǐ yí cè de fù jìn wèi zhì cháng yòng lái biǎo shì kōng jiān shàng de lín jìn guān xì kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yǔ biān lián yòng

Word origin

The character 旁 (páng, "side") preserves the idea of being on the flank of something, which makes it useful in words describing neighboring places.

Usage tips

  • The phrase 旁边 (pángbiān, "beside") can follow a noun or pronoun directly, as in 我旁边 (wǒ pángbiān, "beside me"), where English usually uses a preposition.

Other meanings

  • nearbynoun

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