左

Left in Chinese: 左 (zuǒ)

zuǒ

left

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1left
  2. 2the Left (politics)
  3. 3east
  4. 4unorthodox
  5. 5queer
  6. 6wrong
  7. 7differing
  8. 8opposite
  9. 9variant of 佐

Stroke order

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左

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄗㄨㄛˇ

zuǒ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 医院就在左边。

    yī yuàn jiù zài zuǒ biān。

    The hospital is right on the left.

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Related words

左边

zuǒ bian

left

左右

zuǒ yòu

left and right

左顾右盼

zuǒ gù yòu pàn

glancing to left and right (idiom)

坐下

zuò xia

to sit down

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