一边 (一邊) yībiān

  1. yībiān noun one side; either side
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '一邊'; Guoyu '一邊' 2)
  2. yībiān adverb on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
    Notes: The form 一边…一边… is usually used to indicate that two actions are occuring at the same time. It is often used in coordinate complex sentences. When the following verb is monosyllabic 一边 can be abbreviated to 边 (Sun 2006, loc. 2089; Guoyu '一邊' 1).

Contained in

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

Collocations

  • 在一边 (在一邊) 起來立在一邊 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二回 Chapter 2 — count: 53
  • 过一边 (過一邊) 踅過一邊 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第九十二回 Chapter 92 — count: 7
  • 一边一个 (一邊一個) 一邊一個 — The Scholars 儒林外史, 第六回 Chapter 6 — count: 5
  • 一边出去 (一邊出去) 回來由那一邊出去 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 17 — count: 2
  • 去一边 (去一邊) 自去一邊樹下坐了歇涼 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第十六回 Chapter 16 — count: 2
  • 一边说 (一邊說) 一邊說 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 24 — count: 2
  • 一边跪 (一邊跪) 于是賈政等在外一邊跪著 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 110 — count: 2
  • 一边想 (一邊想) 一邊想 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 24 — count: 2
  • 一边靠 (一邊靠) 一邊靠著潯陽江 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三十八回 Chapter 38 — count: 2
  • 一边合 (一邊合) 東一邊合面設列著寧國公的儀仗執事樂器 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 53 — count: 2