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biān
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 787196)

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Words Containing 边

六边形
liù biān xíng

hexagon

花边新闻
huā biān xīn wén

media gossip

边缘化
biān yuán huà

to marginalize

多边形
duō biān xíng

polygon

边远
biān yuǎn

far from the center

漫无边际
màn wú biān jì

extremely vast

边缘人
biān yuán rén

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)

那边
nà bian

over there

傍边
bàng biān

near

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)

边际成本
biān jì chéng běn

marginal cost

侧边栏
cè biān lán

(computing) sidebar

马边县
mǎ biān xiàn

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

一边
yī biān

one side

中俄边界协议
zhōng é biān jiè xié yì

Sino-Russian Border Agreement of 1991

枕边故事
zhěn biān gù shi

bedtime story

斜边
xié biān

sloping side

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]

靠边
kào biān

to keep to the side

正六边形
zhèng liù biān xíng

regular hexagon

枕边人
zhěn biān rén

the person who shares your bed

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]

盐边县
yán biān xiàn

Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[pān zhī huā], south Sichuan

边裔
biān yì

remote area

滚边
gǔn biān

(of a dress etc) border, edging

边材
biān cái

sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)

着边
zháo biān

relevant

边界
biān jiè

boundary

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

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

边区
biān qū

border area

边防军
biān fáng jūn

border guard

八边形
bā biān xíng

octagon

无边无际
wú biān wú jì

boundless; limitless

马边
mǎ biān

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan

等边三角形
děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

equilateral triangle

耳边风
ěr biān fēng

lit. wind past your ear

边头
biān tóu

the end

边民
biān mín

people living on the frontiers

边检
biān jiǎn

border inspection

老边
lǎo biān

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

不规则四边形
bù guī zé sì biān xíng

irregular quadrilateral

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)

延边大学
yán biān dà xué

Yanbian University (Jilin province)

周边商品
zhōu biān shāng pǐn

spin-off merchandise

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]

峨边县
é biān xiàn

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

靖边县
jìng biān xiàn

Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

靖边
jìng biān

Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

老边区
lǎo biān qū

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

边境地区
biān jìng dì qū

border area

边塞
biān sài

frontier fortress

摸不着边
mō bu zháo biān

irrelevant

凸多边形
tū duō biān xíng

convex polygon

中国西北边陲
zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí

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

身边
shēn biān

at one's side

旁边
páng biān

side; adjacent place

边防警察
biān fáng jǐng chá

border police

天边
tiān biān

horizon

定边县
dìng biān xiàn

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

双边
shuāng biān

bilateral

边路
biān lù

sidewalk

一边倒
yī biān dǎo

to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side

不等边三角形
bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú

not care about one's appearance (idiom)

三边形
sān biān xíng

triangle

外边
wài bian

outside

林边
lín biān

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

河边
hé biān

river bank

不着边际
bù zhuó biān jì

not to the point

周边
zhōu biān

periphery

边际报酬
biān jì bào chóu

marginal returns

半边
bàn biān

half of sth

边疆
biān jiāng

border area

边框
biān kuàng

frame

边沁
biān qìn

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

溜边
liū biān

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

花边人物
huā biān rén wù

smooth talker

北边
běi biān

north

边缘地区
biān yuán dì qū

border area

费边社
fèi biān shè

Fabian Society

沾边
zhān biān

to have a connection with

边音
biān yīn

lateral consonant (phonetics)

边寨
biān zhài

frontier stockade

支边
zhī biān

to help develop the border areas

七边形
qī biān xíng

heptagon

擦边球
cā biān qiú

(table tennis) edge ball

上边
shàng bian

the top

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

边币
biān bì

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

单边
dān biān

unilateral

两边
liǎng bian

either side

花边
huā biān

lace

林边乡
lín biān xiāng

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

右边
yòu bian

right side

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

挂在嘴边
guà zài zuǐ biān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

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)

下边
xià bian

under

边门
biān mén

side door

边缘系统
biān yuán xì tǒng

limbic system

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

边关
biān guān

border station

边界层
biān jiè céng

boundary layer

边角料
biān jiǎo liào

scrap

边锋
biān fēng

wing

话到嘴边
huà dào zuǐ biān

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

边城
biān chéng

border town

金边
jīn biān

Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia

话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

炉边
lú biān

fireside

四边
sì biān

four sides

毛边纸
máo biān zhǐ

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

打擦边球
dǎ cā biān qiú

to bend the rules

当耳边风
dàng ěr biān fēng

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

单边主义
dān biān zhǔ yì

unilateralism

湖边
hú biān

lakeside

十边形
shí biān xíng

decagon

毛边
máo biān

(textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge; rough edge

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

打边鼓
dǎ biān gǔ

to echo what sb said

手边
shǒu biān

on hand

水边
shuǐ biān

edge of the water

边患
biān huàn

foreign invasion

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)

边防站
biān fáng zhàn

border station

床边
chuáng biān

bedside

太平洋周边
tài píng yáng zhōu biān

Pacific Rim

敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ

to back sb up

衣服缝边
yī fú fèng biān

hem

蕾丝边
lěi sī biān

lesbian (slang) (loanword)

戍边
shù biān

to garrison the border

海边
hǎi biān

coast

柳条边
liǔ tiáo biān

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

边幅
biān fú

fringes of cloth

东边
dōng bian

east

西边
xī biān

west

里边
lǐ bian

inside

边界线
biān jiè xiàn

boundary line

平行四边形
píng xíng sì biān xíng

parallelogram

边缘
biān yuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

敲锣边儿
qiāo luó biān er

to strike the edge of the gong

枕边风
zhěn biān fēng

pillow talk

盐边
yán biān

Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[pān zhī huā], south Sichuan

边鄙
biān bǐ

remote

边沿
biān yán

edge

沿边
yán biān

close to the border

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]

边疆区
biān jiāng qū

krai (Russian administrative territory)

边长
biān cháng

(geometry) side length

擦边
cā biān

to make light contact with the edge of sth

打边炉
dǎ biān lú

(Cantonese) to eat hot pot

九边形
jiǔ biān xíng

nonagon

无边
wú biān

without boundary

贴边
tiē biān

welt

江边
jiāng biān

river bank

半边天
bàn biān tiān

half the sky

边地
biān dì

border district

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)

边牧
biān mù

border collie (dog breed)

边境
biān jìng

frontier

马边彝族自治县
mǎ biān yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

底边
dǐ biān

base (of a triangle)

十二边形
shí èr biān xíng

dodecagon

前边
qián bian

front

南边
nán bian

south

五边形
wǔ biān xíng

pentagon

边境冲突
biān jìng chōng tū

border clash

后边
hòu bian

the back; the rear; the last bit

边防
biān fáng

frontier defense

边声
biān shēng

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

边窗
biān chuāng

side window

挨边
āi biān

to keep close to the edge

这边
zhè biān

this side

帕斯卡六边形
pà sī kǎ liù biān xíng

Pascal's hexagon

四边形
sì biān xíng

quadrilateral

边厢
biān xiāng

side

镶边
xiāng biān

edge

宁边
níng biān

Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor

边线
biān xiàn

sideline

门边框
mén biān kuàng

door frame

卷边
juǎn biān

to hem

太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)

饰边
shì biān

ornamental border

凸边
tū biān

rim

定边
dìng biān

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

边际
biān jì

limit

吹枕边风
chuī zhěn biān fēng

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

路边摊
lù biān tān

roadside stall

蕾丝花边
lěi sī huā biān

lace border (loanword)

绲边
gǔn biān

(of a dress etc) border, edging

边角案例
biān jiǎo àn lì

(engineering) corner case

双边贸易
shuāng biān mào yì

bilateral trade

边庭
biān tíng

bodies governing a border area

多边
duō biān

multilateral

左边
zuǒ bian

left

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

路边
lù biān

curb; roadside; wayside

边衅
biān xìn

clash on the frontier

页边
yè biān

(page) margin

岸边
àn biān

shore

边卡
biān qiǎ

border checkpoint

边角科
biān jiǎo kē

leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)

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.

边陲
biān chuí

border area