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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)
左右手
zuǒyòushǒu
left and right hands
左右袒
zuǒyòutǎn
to take sides with
左右两难
zuǒyòuliǎngnán
dilemma
左右共利
zuǒyòugònglì
ambidextrous
左右勾拳
zuǒyòugōuquán
left hook and right hook (boxing)
左右逢源
zuǒyòuféngyuán
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
左右开弓
zuǒyòukāigōng
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
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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