身
边

At one's side in Chinese: 身边 (shēn biān)

shēn biān

at one's side

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 身邊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1at one's side
  2. 2on hand

Stroke order

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身
边

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄅㄧㄢ

biān

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

身边

Simplified

身邊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她希望孩子在身边长大。

    tā xī wàng hái zi zài shēn biān zhǎng dà。

    She hopes her child will grow up by her side.

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Related words

边

biān

side

旁边

páng biān

side

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

一边

yī biān

one side

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

北边

běi biān

north

东边

dōng bian

east

后边

hòu bian

the back

里边

lǐ bian

inside

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