左 (zuǒ) means Left (leftist). Below are 15 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
请在路口向 左 转。
Qǐng zài lùkǒu xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn.
Please turn left at the crossroads.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 转
他大概三十岁 左 右。
Tā dàgài sānshí suì zuǒyòu.
He is about thirty years old.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 左右
我们八点 左 右出发。
Wǒmen bā diǎn zuǒyòu chūfā.
We will set off around eight.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 左右
前面路口向 左 拐弯。
Qiánmiàn lùkǒu xiàng zuǒ guǎi wān.
Turn left at the intersection ahead.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 拐弯
请一直走，然后向 左 拐。
Qǐng yìzhí zǒu, ránhòu xiàng zuǒ guǎi.
Please go straight on, then turn left.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 直
这座建筑 左 右完全对称。
Zhè zuò jiànzhù zuǒyòu wánquán duìchèn.
This building is perfectly symmetrical from left to right.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 对称
他的 左 腿因受伤而麻痹。
Tā de zuǒ tuǐ yīn shòushāng ér mábì.
His left leg is paralysed from the injury.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 麻痹
男的在 左 边，女的在右边。
Nán de zài zuǒbian, nǚ de zài yòubian.
The men are on the left, the women on the right.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 男
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From the graded readers
他们笑得很开心，看起来大概二十岁 左 右。
tāmen xiào dehěn kāixīn, kànqǐlái dàgài èrshí suì zuǒyòu.
They were laughing happily and looked about twenty.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
每天晚上十一点 左 右，楼上都会有很大的声音。
měitiān wǎnshang shíyī diǎn zuǒyòu, lóushang dōu huì yǒu hěndà de / dì shēngyīn.
Every night at around eleven there was a loud noise from upstairs.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
左 边的是她大学最好的朋友，右边的两个是同班同学。
zuǒbiān de / dì shì tā dàxué zuìhǎo de / dì péngyou, yòubiān de / dì liǎng gè shì tóng bān tóngxué.
The one on the left was her best friend at university; the two on the right were classmates.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
他说：“很远，你一直往前走，到第二个路口往 左 拐。”
tā shuō:" hěn yuǎn, nǐ yìzhí wǎng / wàng qián zǒu, dào dì'èr gè lù kǒu wǎng / wàng zuǒ guǎi."
He said, "It's a long way. Go straight on and turn left at the second junction."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
From the travel phrasebook
前面路口 左 转。
Qiánmiàn lùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎn.
Turn left at the next junction.
Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing
Words that contain 左
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 左
How is 左 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 左 (zuǒ, "Left (leftist)"), 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.
Why do some sentences show 左 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 左 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 左?
The dictionary page for 左 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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