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右
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Glancing to left and right (idiom) in Chinese: 左顾右盼 (zuǒ gù yòu pàn)

zuǒ gù yòu pàn

glancing to left and right (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 左顧右盼1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around

Stroke order

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左
顾
右
盼

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄛˇ

zuǒ

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄨˋ

gù

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄡˋ

yòu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄆㄢˋ

pàn

ㄆ/ pㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

左顾右盼

Simplified

左顧右盼

Traditional

Example sentences

See 左顾右盼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他走在路上左顾右盼，好像在找人。

    tā zǒu zài lù shang zuǒ gù yòu pàn， hǎo xiàng zài zhǎo rén。

    He walked down the street glancing left and right, as if looking for someone.

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Related words

右

yòu

(bound form) right

左

zuǒ

left

顾

gù

to look after

盼

pàn

to hope for

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

照顾

zhào gu

to take care of

顾客

gù kè

customer

盼望

pàn wàng

to hope for

左右

zuǒ yòu

left and right

不顾

bù gù

in spite of

顾问

gù wèn

adviser

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