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How do you say "next to" in Chinese?
在旁边
zài páng biān
In Chinese, "next to" is 在旁边.
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Pronunciation
Three syllables: 'zye pahng byan' with first flat, second flat, third flat. Sounds close and adjacent.
Writing and usage
Zai (at/in) is three strokes, pang (side/beside) is five, bian (side/edge) is five. Pang and bian both suggest nearness.
Example sentence
公园在学校的旁边。
The park is next to the school.
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How to remember 在旁边
Zai means at location, pang means side - beside means at someone's side, right next to them.
Related words
- above 上面 shàng mian
- behind 在后面 zài hòu miàn
- below 下面 xià mian
- east 东 dōng
- forwards 向前 xiàng qián
- in front 在前面 zài qián miàn
- north 北 běi
- north-east 东北 dōng běi
- south 南 nán
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Questions about 在旁边
How do you say "next to" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "next to" is 在旁边. It is a noun.
How is 在旁边 written in Chinese?
Zai (at/in) is three strokes, pang (side/beside) is five, bian (side/edge) is five. Pang and bian both suggest nearness.
How is 在旁边 used in a sentence?
Use 在旁边 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 公园在学校的旁边。 (The park is next to the school.).
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