左右
zuǒ yòuㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TẢ HỮU
Traditional: 左右
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 2
Meaning(numeral, locality, verb)
left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
In the sense of about, it follows the number: 三十岁左右.
Examples
我七点左右到。
wǒ qī diǎn zuǒ yòu dào.
I'll arrive around seven.
过马路要先看左右。
guò mǎ lù yào xiān kàn zuǒ yòu.
Look left and right before crossing the road.
这件衣服三百块左右。
zhè jiàn yī fu sān bǎi kuài zuǒ yòu.
This outfit is about three hundred yuan.
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Stroke order
TẢ · 5 strokes
surname Zuo
HỮU · 5 strokes
(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence