Chinese word

靠左

Pronunciation

Pinyinkào zuǒ

Meaning

  • verbkeep left

Example

停车时请把车靠左停好。tíng chē shí qǐng bǎ chē kào zuǒ tíng hǎo

When parking, please keep the car to the left.

Illustration for 靠左 (keep left)

More examples

窄路请靠左通过。zhǎi lù qǐng kào zuǒ tōng guò

On narrow roads, please keep left when passing.

Core concept

Movement that brings a person or object toward the left side and leaves it there.

Common phrases

  • 靠左通过kào zuǒ tōng guò

    pass on the left

  • 靠左行走kào zuǒ xíng zǒu

    walk on the left

Similar words

靠边kào biān: Moving toward the edge of a road or area and staying there.
让开ràng kāi: Moving to the side so that a path or space becomes clear.
靠近kào jìn: Moving nearer to a person, place, or object.
挪到左边nuó dào zuǒ biān: Moving a person or object slightly into a position on the left.

Definition in Chinese

向左侧移动或将物体偏向左边，使左侧位置被占据或留出，常用于指示车辆、行人或物品在通行、停放或排队时的位置。xiàng zuǒ cè yí dòng huò jiāng wù tǐ piān xiàng zuǒ biān shǐ zuǒ cè wèi zhì bèi zhàn jù huò liú chū cháng yòng yú zhǐ shì chē liàng xíng rén huò wù pǐn zài tōng xíng tíng fàng huò pái duì shí de wèi zhì

Word origin

靠左 (kàozuǒ, "keep left") combines 靠 (kào, "move close to") with 左 (zuǒ, "left"), forming a directional verb for placing something on the left.

Usage tips

  • In everyday instructions, the verb often takes an object or a ba-construction, which makes clear what must move toward the left.

Opposites

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