旁边

pángbiān

beside, next to

书放在桌子旁边。

The book is placed beside the table.

general

Indicates a position next to or alongside something.

请坐在我的旁边。

Please sit next to me.

商店旁边有一个公园。

There is a park beside the store.

Often used to describe physical proximity or spatial relationships.

Collocations

旁边的adjacent旁边坐sit next to

to be a bystander

to audit a class

Often used with verbs of movement or position, such as '坐' (sit) or '放' (place).

Always indicates a spatial relationship unless used metaphorically.

Combination of '旁' (side) and '边' (side), literally meaning 'side by side'.

Can also be used metaphorically to indicate something closely related or associated.

旁

side

root

边

side

root

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