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左侧
zuǒ cè
Pinyin
Definition
左侧
-
zuǒ cè
left side
Character Decomposition
左
𠂇
工
侧
亻
贝
刂
Related Words
(20)
左
Zuǒ
1
surname Zuo
左右
zuǒ yòu
1
left and right
2
nearby
3
approximately
4
attendant
5
to control
6
to influence
左手
zuǒ shǒu
1
left hand
2
left-hand side
左边
zuǒ bian
1
left
2
the left side
3
to the left of
土默特左旗
Tǔ mò tè zuǒ qí
1
Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
崇左
Chóng zuǒ
1
Chongzuo prefecture-level city in Guangxi
崇左市
Chóng zuǒ shì
1
Chongzuo prefecture-level city in Guangxi
左上
zuǒ shàng
1
upper left
左下
zuǒ xià
1
lower left
左不过
zuǒ bu guò
1
anyhow
2
in any event
3
just
4
only
左侧
zuǒ cè
1
left side
左传
Zuǒ Zhuàn
1
Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋[Chūn qiū], early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[Zuǒ Qiū míng]
左倾
zuǒ qīng
1
left-leaning
2
progressive
左右手
zuǒ yòu shǒu
1
left and right hands
2
(fig.) capable assistant
3
right-hand man
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
1
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
2
fig. to turn everything into gold
3
to have everything going one's way
4
to benefit from both sides
左宗棠
Zuǒ Zōng táng
1
Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leader
左岸
Zuǒ àn
1
Left Bank (in Paris)
左思
Zuǒ Sī
1
Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
1
to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
2
to ponder
左拉
Zuǒ lā
1
Zola (name)
2
Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist
Idioms
(11)
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
1
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
1
(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左券在握
zuǒ quàn zài wò
1
to be assured of success (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
1
dilemma
2
quandary
3
Scylla and Charybdis
4
between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
1
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
2
fig. to turn everything into gold
3
to have everything going one's way
4
to benefit from both sides
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
1
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to display ambidexterity
3
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
4
to use both feet equally (football)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
1
to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
2
to ponder
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
1
to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
左顾右盼
zuǒ gù yòu pàn
1
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
1
dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
2
dissident group
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
1
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
2
to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
Sample Sentences