边 (biān) means Side (edge - border). Below are 24 of the 92 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
太阳从东 边 升起。
Tàiyáng cóng dōngbiān shēng qǐ.
The sun rises in the east.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 升
高楼耸立在江 边 。
Gāolóu sǒnglì zài jiāng biān.
Tall buildings tower beside the river.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 耸
两 边 的面积相等。
Liǎng biān de miànjī xiāngděng.
The areas on both sides are equal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 相等
我们走这 边 的路吧。
Wǒmen zǒu zhèbiān de lù ba.
Let's take the road on this side.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 路
商店就在学校旁 边 。
Shāngdiàn jiù zài xuéxiào pángbiān.
The shop is right next to the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 旁边
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From the graded readers
床在窗户旁 边 。
chuáng zài chuāng hù pángbiān.
The bed is next to the window.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
我旁 边 坐着一位老人。
wǒ pángbiān zuòzhe yī wèi lǎorén.
An older man was sitting next to me.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
路两 边 盖起了很多新房子。
lù liǎngbian gài qǐle hěnduō xīnfáng zǐ.
New buildings had gone up on both sides.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
桌子上 边 有我的电脑和很多书。
zhuōzi shàng biān yǒu wǒ de(possessive) diànnǎo hé hěnduō shū.
On the desk are my computer and a lot of books.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
牛奶在最里 边 ，水果在门旁 边 。
niúnǎi zài zuì lǐ biān, shuǐguǒ zài mén pángbiān.
The milk was at the very back and the fruit was by the door.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
我的座位在窗户旁 边 ，我很高兴。
wǒ de(possessive) zuòwèi zài chuāng hù pángbiān, wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
My seat was by the window, which pleased me.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
窗户外 边 有一棵树，上 边 常常有鸟。
chuāng hùwài biān yǒu yī kē shù, shàng biān chángcháng yǒu niǎo.
Outside the window there's a tree, and there are often birds in it.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
她住在九楼，我们一 边 走一 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
照片已经发黄了， 边 上还有一点破。
zhàopiàn yǐjīng fā huáng le / liǎo / liào, biān shàng háiyǒu yīdiǎn pò.
It had yellowed, and the edge was slightly torn.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
From the travel phrasebook
检票口在那 边 。
Jiǎnpiàokǒu zài nàbiān.
The ticket gate is over there.
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
这 边 请，我带您参观。
Zhèbiān qǐng, wǒ dài nín cānguān.
This way, I'll show you around.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
清关需要您那 边 配合。
Qīngguān xūyào nín nàbiān pèihé.
Clearance needs your side to act.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
边 appears in 92 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 边
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Questions about 边
How is 边 used in a sentence?
This page shows 92 sentences using 边 (biān, "Side (edge - border)"), 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 边 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 边 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 边?
The dictionary page for 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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