右

(bound form) right in Chinese: 右 (yòu)

yòu

(bound form) right

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(bound form) right; right-hand side
  2. 2(bound form) (politics) right of center
  3. 3(bound form) (old) west
  4. 4(literary) the right side as the side of precedence

Stroke order

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右

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡˋ

yòu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 医院在你的右边。

    yī yuàn zài nǐ de yòu biān。

    The hospital is on your right.

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Related words

右边

yòu bian

right side

左右

zuǒ yòu

left and right

座右铭

zuò yòu míng

motto

左顾右盼

zuǒ gù yòu pàn

glancing to left and right (idiom)

雨

yǔ

rain

在家

zài jiā

to be at home

早

zǎo

early

早饭

zǎo fàn

breakfast

找到

zhǎo dào

to find

这边

zhè biān

this side

这儿

zhè r

here

这里

zhè lǐ

here

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