边 (邊) biān
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biān
noun
side; boundary; edge; margin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 渔妇的船就停在河边 'The fisherwoman's boat stopped at the side of the river.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 24; Barnes 2007, p. 57; Unihan '邊'; XHZD '边' 1) -
biān
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 边…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 (XHZD '边' 5). -
biān
suffix
suffix of a noun of locality
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used to form a noun of locality by appending to the noun. For example, 上边 top and 外边 outside (Norman 1988, p. 162; XHZD '边' 6) -
biān
noun
frontier; border
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: Synonymous with 边境 in this sense (Unihan '邊'; XHZD '边' 2) -
biān
noun
end; extremity; limit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 尽头 in this sense -
biān
verb
to be near; to approach
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 靠近 in this sense -
biān
noun
a party; a side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 双边 bilateral (XHZD '边' 4)
Contained in
- 苦海无边(苦海無邊) a limitless sea of suffering
- 边防警察(邊防警察) border police
- 边寨(邊寨) frontier stockade
- 滚边(滾邊) (of a dress etc) border, edging
- 贴边(貼邊) welt; facing (of a garment); to be relevant
- 炉边(爐邊) fireside
- 毛边纸(毛邊紙) fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
- 边角料(邊角料) scrap; bits and pieces left over
- 渡边(渡邊) Watanabe
- 边缘性人格障碍(邊緣性人格障礙) borderline personality disorder (BPD)
- 周边(周邊) the periphery; a rim
- 边境冲突(邊境衝突) border clash
- 枕边风(枕邊風) pillow talk
- 旁边(旁邊) lateral; side
- 边际(邊際) bounds
- 边注(邊注) side notation
- 边庭(邊庭) bodies governing a border area
- 手边(手邊) on hand; at hand
- 左边(左邊) left
- 中国西北边陲(中國西北邊陲) border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
- 不修边幅(不修邊幅) not care about one's appearance; slovenly in dress and manner
- 边线(邊線) sideline; foul line
- 绲边(緄邊) (of a dress etc) border, edging
- 边路(邊路) sidewalk; side road; shoulder (of a road); wing (soccer)
- 三边形(三邊形) triangle
- 剃刀边缘(剃刀邊緣) a razor's edge
- 当耳边风(當耳邊風) to treat (what somebody says) as wind past your ear; to completely disregard
- 柳条边(柳條邊) Willow palisade
- 挨边儿(挨邊兒) to keep close to the edge
- 前边儿(前邊兒) front
- 一边倒(一邊倒) to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side; to support unconditionally
- 旁边人(旁邊人) consort; concubine
- 下边(下邊) bottom ; following part ; subordinates
- 费边社(費邊社) Fabian Society
- 有边儿(有邊兒) to be likely or possible; to begin to take shape; to be likely to succeed
- 边头(邊頭) the end; border; just before the end
- 底边(底邊) base (of a triangle); base line; hem line (of skirt)
- 八边形(八邊形) octagon
- 边牧(邊牧) border collie (dog breed)
- 两边(兩邊) either side; both sides
- 下边儿(下邊兒) unerneath
Also contained in
西北边境省 、 卷舌边近音 、 盐边县 、 定边县 、 宁边 、 边境地区 、 硬颚边音 、 浊齿龈边擦音 、 延边大学 、 马边县
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- 卷二百三十九 列傳第一百二十七 張臣 董一元 杜桐 蕭如薰 達雲 官秉忠 柴國柱 李懷信 Volume 239 Biographies 127: Zhang Chen, Dong Yiyuan, Du Tong, Xiao Ruxun, Da Yun, Guan Bingzhong, Chai Guozhu, Li Huaixin History of Ming 明史 — count: 38
- 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
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Collocations
- 边邑 (邊邑) 其在邊邑 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《玉藻》 The Jade-Bead Pendants of the Royal Cap — count: 14
- 边兵 (邊兵) 為邊兵 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《天官書》 Astronomy — count: 7
- 边吏 (邊吏) 既晉之邊吏讓鄭曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 6
- 入边 (入邊) 匈奴謀入邊為寇 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《孝文本紀》 Annals of the Xiaowen Emperor — count: 4
- 守边 (守邊) 地形之當守邊者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 4
- 备边 (備邊) 備邊竟 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
- 边山 (邊山) 夫玉起於牛氏邊山 — Guanzi 管子, 地數第七十七 Chapter 77: Land Management — count: 3
- 边伯 (邊伯) 邊伯之宮近于王宮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
- 南宫边 (南宮邊) 南宮邊子入 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十四 至公 Chapter 14: Extremely Fair — count: 3
- 边县 (邊縣) 邊縣邑視其樹木惡則少用 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 3