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左右

zuǒyòu

left and right

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Meaning of 左右 in English

zuǒyòuHSK 4+ HSK 7–9noun, verbSyllabus #1990
  1. left and right
  2. nearby
  3. approximately
  4. attendant
  5. to control
  6. to influence

Example sentences

  1. 我在10點左右去睡覺。
    wǒ zài 10 diǎn zuǒ yòu qù shuì jué。
    I went to sleep about 10 o'clock.
    Tatoeba #879135 by Martha · #252404 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他六点左右要给我打电话。
    tā liù diǎn zuǒ yòu yào gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà。
    He will call for me about six.
    Tatoeba #9959728 by GlossaMatik · #282878 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我们7点左右碰头。
    wǒ men 7 diǎn zuǒ yòu pèng tóu。
    See you about 7.
    Tatoeba #375350 by fucongcong · #72342 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

左 on its own →
zuǒ · assistant

HSK words with 左

左HSK 2左边HSK 2左顾右盼HSK 7–9
右 on its own →
yòu · (literary) the right side as the side of

HSK words with 右

右HSK 2右边HSK 2座右铭HSK 7–9左顾右盼HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences