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左右
zuǒyòu
1.
left and right
2.
nearby
3.
approximately
4.
attendant
5.
to control
6.
to influence
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 3%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (9)
左右袒
zuǒyòutǎn
to take sides with
左右手
zuǒyòushǒu
left and right hands
左右共利
zuǒyòugònglì
ambidextrous
左右开弓
zuǒyòukāigōng
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒyòuféngyuán
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
左右勾拳
zuǒyòugōuquán
left hook and right hook (boxing)
左右两难
zuǒyòuliǎngnán
dilemma
不为左右袒
bùwèizuǒyòutǎn
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
王顾左右而言他
wánggùzuǒyòuéryántā
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
Example Sentences (2)
这个笔记本电脑我去年买的时候要五千块左右，现在便宜多了。
Zhège bǐjìběn diànnǎo wǒ qùnián mǎi de shíhou yào wǔ qiān kuài zuǒyòu, xiànzài piányi duō le.
When I bought this laptop last year, it cost around five thousand yuan. It’s much cheaper now.
Text 4
好的。王经理两点左右来了个电话。
Hǎo de.Wáng jīnglǐ liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu lái le gè diànhuà.
Okay. Manager Wang called around two o'clock.
Text 2
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