边上

biān shàng

noun★Beginner— next to, beside, by the side of

informal

A location or position that is adjacent to or near something else.

我坐在朋友边上。

I sat next to my friend.

边上有个商店。

There's a store beside it.

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Often used to describe proximity in a casual or everyday context.

Collocations

边上有there is beside边上坐sit next to

to sit next to someone

there is beside

'边上' is often used in casual conversation to describe where something is located relative to another object or person.

Use '边上' when you want to indicate that something is next to or beside another thing.

Combination of '边' (side) and '上' (on/at), literally meaning 'on the side of'.

Commonly used in everyday speech to indicate proximity. Can be used interchangeably with '旁边' in most contexts.

边

side

root

上

on/at

root

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