biān

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Definitions

  1. 1. side
  2. 2. edge
  3. 3. margin
  4. 4. border
  5. 5. boundary
  6. 6. simultaneously

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Words Containing 边

一边
yī biān

one side

上边
shàng bian

the top

下边
xià bian

under

两边
liǎng bian

either side

前边
qián bian

front

北边
běi biān

north

半边天
bàn biān tiān

half the sky

南边
nán bian

south

右边
yòu bian

right side

周边
zhōu biān

periphery

单边
dān biān

unilateral

外边
wài bian

outside

多边
duō biān

multilateral

左边
zuǒ bian

left

后边
hòu bian

the back; the rear; the last bit

敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ

to back sb up

旁边
páng biān

side; adjacent place

东边
dōng bian

east

海边
hǎi biān

coast

无边
wú biān

without boundary

里边
lǐ bian

inside

西边
xī biān

west

路边
lù biān

curb; roadside; wayside

身边
shēn biān

at one's side

这边
zhè biān

this side

边境
biān jìng

frontier

边界
biān jiè

boundary

边疆
biān jiāng

border area

边缘
biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

边远
biān yuǎn

far from the center

那边
nà bian

over there

双边
shuāng biān

bilateral

一边倒
yī biān dǎo

to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side

七边形
qī biān xíng

heptagon

三边形
sān biān xíng

triangle

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú

not care about one's appearance (idiom)

不等边三角形
bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle

不着边际
bù zhuó biān jì

not to the point

不规则四边形
bù guī zé sì biān xíng

irregular quadrilateral

中俄边界协议
zhōng é biān jiè xié yì

Sino-Russian Border Agreement of 1991

中国西北边陲
zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí

border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)

九边形
jiǔ biān xíng

nonagon

五边形
wǔ biān xíng

pentagon

住海边
zhù hǎi biān

(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)

侧边栏
cè biān lán

(computing) sidebar

傍边
bàng biān

near

兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo

lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)

八边形
bā biān xíng

octagon

六边形
liù biān xíng

hexagon

凸多边形
tū duō biān xíng

convex polygon

凸边
tū biān

rim

十二边形
shí èr biān xíng

dodecagon

十边形
shí biān xíng

decagon

半边
bàn biān

half of sth

吹枕边风
chuī zhěn biān fēng

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

周边商品
zhōu biān shāng pǐn

spin-off merchandise

单边主义
dān biān zhǔ yì

unilateralism

四边
sì biān

four sides

四边形
sì biān xíng

quadrilateral

多边形
duō biān xíng

polygon

天边
tiān biān

horizon

太平洋周边
tài píng yáng zhōu biān

Pacific Rim

太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

妇女能顶半边天
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān

fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

定边
dìng biān

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

定边县
dìng biān xiàn

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

宁边
níng biān

Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor

屏边苗族自治县
píng biān miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

岸边
àn biān

shore

峨边彝族自治县
é biān yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

峨边县
é biān xiàn

Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

帕斯卡六边形
pà sī kǎ liù biān xíng

Pascal's hexagon

常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋
cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)

平行四边形
píng xíng sì biān xíng

parallelogram

床边
chuáng biān

bedside

底边
dǐ biān

base (of a triangle)

延边
yán biān

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu] in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延边地区
yán biān dì qū

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu] in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延边大学
yán biān dà xué

Yanbian University (Jilin province)

延边州
yán biān zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu] in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[yán jí shì]

延边朝鲜族自治州
yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市[yán jí shì]

戍边
shù biān

to garrison the border

手边
shǒu biān

on hand

打擦边球
dǎ cā biān qiú

to bend the rules

打边炉
dǎ biān lú

(Cantonese) to eat hot pot

打边鼓
dǎ biān gǔ

to echo what sb said

挨边
āi biān

to keep close to the edge

卷边
juǎn biān

to hem

挂在嘴边
guà zài zuǐ biān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

摸不着边
mō bu zháo biān

irrelevant

擦边
cā biān

to make light contact with the edge of sth

擦边球
cā biān qiú

(table tennis) edge ball

支边
zhī biān

to help develop the border areas

敲锣边儿
qiāo luó biān er

to strike the edge of the gong

斜边
xié biān

sloping side

枕边人
zhěn biān rén

the person who shares your bed

枕边故事
zhěn biān gù shi

bedtime story

枕边风
zhěn biān fēng

pillow talk

林边
lín biān

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

林边乡
lín biān xiāng

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

柳条边
liǔ tiáo biān

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

正六边形
zhèng liù biān xíng

regular hexagon

毛边
máo biān

(textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge; rough edge

毛边纸
máo biān zhǐ

fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc

水边
shuǐ biān

edge of the water

江边
jiāng biān

river bank

河边
hé biān

river bank

沾边
zhān biān

to have a connection with

沿边
yán biān

close to the border

湖边
hú biān

lakeside

溜边
liū biān

to keep to the edge (of path, river etc)

滚边
gǔn biān

(of a dress etc) border, edging

漫无边际
màn wú biān jì

extremely vast

滨海边疆区
bīn hǎi biān jiāng qū

Primorsky Krai (Russian territory whose administrative center is Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克)

无边无际
wú biān wú jì

boundless; limitless

炉边
lú biān

fireside

当耳边风
dàng ěr biān fēng

lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear

等边三角形
děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

equilateral triangle

绲边
gǔn biān

(of a dress etc) border, edging

老边
lǎo biān

Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning

老边区
lǎo biān qū

Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning

耳边风
ěr biān fēng

lit. wind past your ear

花边
huā biān

lace

花边人物
huā biān rén wù

smooth talker

花边新闻
huā biān xīn wén

media gossip

苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.

着边
zháo biān

relevant

蕾丝花边
lěi sī huā biān

lace border (loanword)

蕾丝边
lěi sī biān

lesbian (slang) (loanword)

衣服缝边
yī fú fèng biān

hem

话到嘴边
huà dào zuǐ biān

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

费边社
fèi biān shè

Fabian Society

贴边
tiē biān

welt

路边摊
lù biān tān

roadside stall

边区
biān qū

border area

边卡
biān qiǎ

border checkpoint

边地
biān dì

border district

边城
biān chéng

border town

边塞
biān sài

frontier fortress

边境地区
biān jìng dì qū

border area

边境冲突
biān jìng chōng tū

border clash

边坝
biān bà

Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

边坝县
biān bà xiàn

Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet

边寨
biān zhài

frontier stockade

边幅
biān fú

fringes of cloth

边币
biān bì

Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation

边庭
biān tíng

bodies governing a border area

边厢
biān xiāng

side

边患
biān huàn

foreign invasion

边控
biān kòng

to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)

边材
biān cái

sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)

边框
biān kuàng

frame

边检
biān jiǎn

border inspection

边民
biān mín

people living on the frontiers

边沁
biān qìn

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer

边沿
biān yán

edge

边牧
biān mù

border collie (dog breed)

边界层
biān jiè céng

boundary layer

边界线
biān jiè xiàn

boundary line

边疆区
biān jiāng qū

krai (Russian administrative territory)

边窗
biān chuāng

side window

边线
biān xiàn

sideline

边缘人
biān yuán rén

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)

边缘化
biān yuán huà

to marginalize

边缘地区
biān yuán dì qū

border area

边缘性人格障碍
biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

边缘系统
biān yuán xì tǒng

limbic system

边声
biān shēng

outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)

边裔
biān yì

remote area

边角料
biān jiǎo liào

scrap

边角案例
biān jiǎo àn lì

(engineering) corner case

边角科
biān jiǎo kē

leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)

边路
biān lù

sidewalk

边鄙
biān bǐ

remote

边衅
biān xìn

clash on the frontier

边锋
biān fēng

wing

边长
biān cháng

(geometry) side length

边门
biān mén

side door

边关
biān guān

border station

边防
biān fáng

frontier defense

边防站
biān fáng zhàn

border station

边防警察
biān fáng jǐng chá

border police

边防军
biān fáng jūn

border guard

边陲
biān chuí

border area

边际
biān jì

limit

边际报酬
biān jì bào chóu

marginal returns

边际成本
biān jì chéng běn

marginal cost

边音
biān yīn

lateral consonant (phonetics)

边头
biān tóu

the end

金边
jīn biān

Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia

镶边
xiāng biān

edge

门边框
mén biān kuàng

door frame

双边贸易
shuāng biān mào yì

bilateral trade

靖边
jìng biān

Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

靖边县
jìng biān xiàn

Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

靠边
kào biān

to keep to the side

页边
yè biān

(page) margin

饰边
shì biān

ornamental border

马边
mǎ biān

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan