一边

一边 yībiān in a sentence

Side (simultaneous)

Full dictionary entry HSK 3 4 sentences

一边 (yībiān) means Side (simultaneous). Below are 4 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

一边一边 听音乐。

Tā yìbiān zǒu yìbiān tīng yīnyuè.

He listens to music while walking.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一边

一边 吃饭 一边 看手机。

Bié yìbiān chī fàn yìbiān kàn shǒujī.

Don't look at your phone while eating.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一边

我们 一边 喝茶 一边 聊天。

Wǒmen yìbiān hē chá yìbiān liáotiān.

We chat while drinking tea.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 聊天

From the graded readers

她住在九楼,我们 一边一边 聊天。

tā zhù zài jiǔ lóu, wǒmen yībiān zǒu yībiān liáo tiān.

She lives on the ninth floor, and we chatted as we climbed.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger

Questions about 一边

How is 一边 used in a sentence?

This page shows 4 sentences using 一边 (yībiān, "Side (simultaneous)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Is 一边 an HSK word?

Yes — 一边 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 一边?

The dictionary page for 一边 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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