左右

zuǒ yòu

HSK 3freq #1351

Meanings

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zuǒ yòu

1.left and right
2.nearby
3.approximately
4.attendant
5.to control
6.to influence

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Wiktionary

1.left and right
2.left and right sides; both sides
3.entourage; retinue; attendants
4.about; or so; or thereabouts; around; approximately
5.to control; to manipulate; to influence; to dominate

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Stroke order

Components

左𠂇工

右𠂇口

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Characters

Example sentences

他左右看了看。
He looked left and right.
我六點左右起床。
I got up at about six.
我六點左右起床。
I got up about six.
他五點左右會回來。
He'll be back by five o'clock.
我们7点左右碰头。
See you about 7.
他应该40岁左右吧。
He must be about forty.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

左右手左右為難左右为难左右逢源左右開弓左右开弓

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Related words

左右手 left and right hands 左右袒 to take sides with 左右共利 ambidextrous 左右开弓 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)左右两难 (idiom) between a rock and a hard place 左右逢源 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)左右勾拳 left hook and right hook (boxing)左右为难 (idiom) between a rock and a hard place 不为左右袒 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)顾左右而言他 (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion