pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
边
邊
bian1
side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously
边
邊
bian5
suffix of a noun of locality
strokes
5
radical
strokes after radical
2
挨边
挨邊
ai1 bian1
to keep close to the edge; near the mark; close to (the true figure); relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
挨边儿
挨邊兒
ai1 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 挨邊|挨边
岸边
岸邊
an4 bian1
shore
八边形
八邊形
ba1 bian1 xing2
octagon
半边
半邊
ban4 bian1
half of sth; one side of sth
半边天
半邊天
ban4 bian1 tian1
half the sky; women of the new society; womenfolk
傍边
傍邊
bang4 bian1
near; beside
北边
北邊
bei3 bian1
north; north side; northern part; to the north of
北边儿
北邊兒
bei3 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 北邊|北边
边坝
邊壩
bian1 ba4
Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
边坝县
邊壩縣
bian1 ba4 xian4
Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
边鄙
邊鄙
bian1 bi3
remote; border area
边币
邊幣
bian1 bi4
Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation
边材
邊材
bian1 cai2
sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
边长
邊長
bian1 chang2
length (of a side, geom.)
边城
邊城
bian1 cheng2
border town; remote town
边窗
邊窗
bian1 chuang1
side window
边陲
邊陲
bian1 chui2
border area; frontier
边地
邊地
bian1 di4
border district; borderland
边儿
邊兒
bian1 er5
side; edge; margin; border; boundary; proximity; thread (of ideas, plots etc); see also 邊|边
边防
邊防
bian1 fang2
frontier defense
边防警察
邊防警察
bian1 fang2 jing3 cha2
border police
边防军
邊防軍
bian1 fang2 jun1
border guard; frontier army
边防站
邊防站
bian1 fang2 zhan4
border station; frontier post
边锋
邊鋒
bian1 feng1
wing; wing forward
边幅
邊幅
bian1 fu2
cloth margin; fig. person's appearance; one's dress
边关
邊關
bian1 guan1
border station; strategic defensive position on frontier
边患
邊患
bian1 huan4
foreign invasion; disaster on border due to incursion
边际
邊際
bian1 ji4
limit; bound; boundary; (economics) marginal
边际报酬
邊際報酬
bian1 ji4 bao4 chou2
marginal returns
边际成本
邊際成本
bian1 ji4 cheng2 ben3
marginal cost
边检
邊檢
bian1 jian3
border inspection; immigration inspection
边疆
邊疆
bian1 jiang1
border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region
边角科
邊角科
bian1 jiao3 ke1
leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)
边角料
邊角料
bian1 jiao3 liao4
scrap; bits and pieces left over
边界
邊界
bian1 jie4
boundary; border
边界层
邊界層
bian1 jie4 ceng2
boundary layer
边界线
邊界線
bian1 jie4 xian4
boundary line; border line
边境
邊境
bian1 jing4
frontier; border
边境冲突
邊境衝突
bian1 jing4 chong1 tu1
border clash
边境地区
邊境地區
bian1 jing4 di4 qu1
border area
边框
邊框
bian1 kuang4
frame; rim
边门
邊門
bian1 men2
side door; wicket door
边民
邊民
bian1 min2
people living on the frontiers; inhabitants of a border area
边卡
邊卡
bian1 qia3
border checkpoint
边区
邊區
bian1 qu1
border area
边塞
邊塞
bian1 sai4
frontier fortress
边声
邊聲
bian1 sheng1
outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
边庭
邊庭
bian1 ting2
bodies governing a border area
边头
邊頭
bian1 tou2
the end; border; just before the end
边线
邊線
bian1 xian4
sideline; foul line
边厢
邊廂
bian1 xiang1
side; side-room; room in the wings
边衅
邊釁
bian1 xin4
clash on the frontier; border conflict
边沿
邊沿
bian1 yan2
edge; fringe
边裔
邊裔
bian1 yi4
remote area; distant marches
边音
邊音
bian1 yin1
lateral consonant (phonetics)
边缘
邊緣
bian1 yuan2
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
边缘地区
邊緣地區
bian1 yuan2 di4 qu1
border area
边缘化
邊緣化
bian1 yuan2 hua4
to marginalize; marginalization
边缘人
邊緣人
bian1 yuan2 ren2
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society); marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
边缘系统
邊緣系統
bian1 yuan2 xi4 tong3
limbic system
边缘性人格障碍
邊緣性人格障礙
bian1 yuan2 xing4 ren2 ge2 zhang4 ai4
borderline personality disorder (BPD)
边远
邊遠
bian1 yuan3
far from the center; remote; outlying
边寨
邊寨
bian1 zhai4
frontier stockade
滨海边疆区
濱海邊疆區
bin1 hai3 bian1 jiang1 qu1
Primorsky Krai (Russian province around Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯託克|符拉迪沃斯托克)
不等边三角形
不等邊三角形
bu4 deng3 bian1 san1 jiao3 xing2
scalene triangle
不规则四边形
不規則四邊形
bu4 gui1 ze2 si4 bian1 xing2
irregular quadrilateral; trapezium
不修边幅
不修邊幅
bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2
not care about one's appearance (idiom); slovenly in dress and manner
不着边际
不著邊際
bu4 zhuo2 bian1 ji4
not to the point; wide of the mark; neither here nor there; irrelevant
擦边球
擦邊球
ca1 bian1 qiu2
lit. to hit a ball or shuttlecock on the sideline; fig. to skirt the line legally or morally
侧边栏
側邊欄
ce4 bian1 lan2
a side-bar (in software)
床边
床邊
chuang2 bian1
bedside
吹枕边风
吹枕邊風
chui1 zhen3 bian1 feng1
to sway (sb) through pillow talk
打边鼓
打邊鼓
da3 bian1 gu3
to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
打边炉
打邊爐
da3 bian1 lu2
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot; hot pot
单边
單邊
dan1 bian1
unilateral
单边主义
單邊主義
dan1 bian1 zhu3 yi4
unilateralism
等边三角形
等邊三角形
deng3 bian1 san1 jiao3 xing2
equilateral triangle
底边
底邊
di3 bian1
base (of a triangle); base line; hem line (of skirt)
定边
定邊
ding4 bian1
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
定边县
定邊縣
ding4 bian1 xian4
Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
东边儿
東邊兒
dong1 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 東邊|东边
东边
東邊
dong1 bian5
east; east side; eastern part; to the east of
渡边
渡邊
du4 bian1
Watanabe (Japanese surname)
多边
多邊
duo1 bian1
multilateral
多边形
多邊形
duo1 bian1 xing2
polygon
峨边县
峨邊縣
e2 bian1 xian4
Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
峨边彝族自治县
峨邊彞族自治縣
e2 bian1 yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
耳边风
耳邊風
er3 bian1 feng1
lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
费边社
費邊社
fei4 bian1 she4
Fabian Society
妇女能顶半边天
婦女能頂半邊天
fu4 nv3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1
Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society
挂在嘴边
掛在嘴邊
gua4 zai4 zui3 bian1
to keep saying (sth) over and over
滚边
滾邊
gun3 bian1
(of a dress etc) border, edging
绲边
緄邊
gun3 bian1
(of a dress etc) border, edging
海边
海邊
hai3 bian1
coast; seaside; seashore; beach
河边
河邊
he2 bian1
river bank
后边
後邊
hou4 bian5
back; rear; behind
后边儿
後邊兒
hou4 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 後邊|后边
湖边
湖邊
hu2 bian1
lakeside
花边
花邊
hua1 bian1
lace; decorative border
花边儿
花邊兒
hua1 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 花邊|花边
花边人物
花邊人物
hua1 bian1 ren2 wu4
smooth talker; fast talker; slick and sociable person; person in the news
花边新闻
花邊新聞
hua1 bian1 xin1 wen2
media gossip; sensational news
话到嘴边
話到嘴邊
hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
话到嘴边留三分
話到嘴邊留三分
hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1 liu2 san1 fen1
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
江边
江邊
jiang1 bian1
river bank
金边
金邊
jin1 bian1
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
靖边
靖邊
jing4 bian1
Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
靖边县
靖邊縣
jing4 bian1 xian4
Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi
九边形
九邊形
jiu3 bian1 xing2
nonagon
卷边
捲邊
juan3 bian1
to hem; hem; to curl (at the edge)
靠边
靠邊
kao4 bian1
to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside!
苦海无边,回头是岸
苦海無邊,回頭是岸
ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 - hui2 tou2 shi4 an4
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.; Repent and ye shall be saved!
老边
老邊
lao3 bian1
Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
老边区
老邊區
lao3 bian1 qu1
Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
蕾丝边
蕾絲邊
lei3 si1 bian1
lesbian (slang) (loanword)
蕾丝花边
蕾絲花邊
lei3 si1 hua1 bian1
lace border (loanword)
里边
裡邊
li3 bian5
inside
里边儿
裡邊兒
li3 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 裡邊|里边
两边
兩邊
liang3 bian5
either side; both sides
缭边儿
繚邊兒
liao2 bian1 er5
to stitch a hem
林边
林邊
lin2 bian1
Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
林边乡
林邊鄉
lin2 bian1 xiang1
Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
溜边
溜邊
liu1 bian1
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc); fig. to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved
溜边儿
溜邊兒
liu1 bian1 er5
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc); fig. to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved
柳条边
柳條邊
liu3 tiao2 bian1
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
六边形
六邊形
liu4 bian1 xing2
hexagon
炉边
爐邊
lu2 bian1
fireside
路边
路邊
lu4 bian1
curb; roadside; wayside
马边
馬邊
ma3 bian1
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan
马边县
馬邊縣
ma3 bian1 xian4
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
马边彝族自治县
馬邊彞族自治縣
ma3 bian1 yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山|乐山, Sichuan
漫无边际
漫無邊際
man4 wu2 bian1 ji4
extremely vast; boundless; limitless; digressing; discursive; going off on tangents; straying far off topic
毛边
毛邊
mao2 bian1
raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc); rough edge
毛边纸
毛邊紙
mao2 bian1 zhi3
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc; also written 毛邊|毛边
门边框
門邊框
men2 bian1 kuang4
door frame; door pillars
摸不着边
摸不著邊
mo1 bu5 zhao2 bian1
irrelevant; can't make head or tail of
那边
那邊
na4 bian5
over there; yonder
南边
南邊
nan2 bian5
south; south side; southern part; to the south of
南边儿
南邊兒
nan2 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 南邊|南边
宁边
寧邊
ning2 bian1
Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
帕斯卡六边形
帕斯卡六邊形
pa4 si1 ka3 liu4 bian1 xing2
Pascal's hexagon
旁边
旁邊
pang2 bian1
lateral; side; to the side; beside
旁边儿
旁邊兒
pang2 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 旁邊|旁边
屏边苗族自治县
屏邊苗族自治縣
ping2 bian1 miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
平行四边形
平行四邊形
ping2 xing2 si4 bian1 xing2
parallelogram
七边形
七邊形
qi1 bian1 xing2
heptagon
前边
前邊
qian2 bian5
front; the front side; in front of
前边儿
前邊兒
qian2 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 前邊|前边
敲边鼓
敲邊鼓
qiao1 bian1 gu3
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)
三边形
三邊形
san1 bian1 xing2
triangle
上边
上邊
shang4 bian5
the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up
上边儿
上邊兒
shang4 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 上邊|上边
身边
身邊
shen1 bian1
at one's side; on hand
十边形
十邊形
shi2 bian1 xing2
decagon
十二边形
十二邊形
shi2 er4 bian1 xing2
dodecagon
饰边
飾邊
shi4 bian1
ornamental border
手边
手邊
shou3 bian1
on hand; at hand
戍边
戍邊
shu4 bian1
to garrison the border; to guard the frontier; exile to a border garrison post
双边
雙邊
shuang1 bian1
bilateral
双边贸易
雙邊貿易
shuang1 bian1 mao4 yi4
bilateral trade
水边
水邊
shui3 bian1
edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river)
四边
四邊
si4 bian1
four sides
四边形
四邊形
si4 bian1 xing2
quadrilateral
太平洋周边
太平洋周邊
tai4 ping2 yang2 zhou1 bian1
variant of 太平洋週邊|太平洋周边, Pacific Rim
太平洋周边
太平洋週邊
tai4 ping2 yang2 zhou1 bian1
Pacific Rim
天边
天邊
tian1 bian1
horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places
贴边
貼邊
tie1 bian1
welt; facing (of a garment); to be relevant
凸边
凸邊
tu1 bian1
rim; protruding edge
凸多边形
凸多邊形
tu1 duo1 bian1 xing2
convex polygon
兔子不吃窝边草
兔子不吃窩邊草
tu4 zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1 bian1 cao3
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
外边
外邊
wai4 bian5
outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home
外边儿
外邊兒
wai4 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 外邊|外边
无边
無邊
wu2 bian1
without boundary; not bordered
无边无际
無邊無際
wu2 bian1 wu2 ji4
boundless; limitless
五边形
五邊形
wu3 bian1 xing2
pentagon
西边
西邊
xi1 bian1
west; west side; western part; to the west of
西边儿
西邊兒
xi1 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 西邊|西边
下边
下邊
xia4 bian5
under; the underside; below
下边儿
下邊兒
xia4 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 下邊|下边
斜边
斜邊
xie2 bian1
sloping side; hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)
延边
延邊
yan2 bian1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
盐边
鹽邊
yan2 bian1
Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
沿边
沿邊
yan2 bian1
close to the border; along the border
延边朝鲜族自治州
延邊朝鮮族自治州
yan2 bian1 chao2 xian3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
延边大学
延邊大學
yan2 bian1 da4 xue2
Yanbian University (Jilin province)
延边地区
延邊地區
yan2 bian1 di4 qu1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
沿边儿
沿邊兒
yan2 bian1 er5
to trim (border with braid, tape etc)
盐边县
鹽邊縣
yan2 bian1 xian4
Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
延边州
延邊州
yan2 bian1 zhou1
Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
页边
頁邊
ye4 bian1
(page) margin
一边
一邊
yi1 bian1
one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
一边倒
一邊倒
yi1 bian1 dao3
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side; to support unconditionally
衣服缝边
衣服縫邊
yi1 fu2 feng4 bian1
hem
有边儿
有邊兒
you3 bian1 er5
to be likely or possible; to begin to take shape; to be likely to succeed
右边
右邊
you4 bian5
right side; right, to the right
右边儿
右邊兒
you4 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 右邊|右边
沾边
沾邊
zhan1 bian1
to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in
着边
著邊
zhao2 bian1
relevant; to the point; has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
着边儿
著邊兒
zhao2 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 著邊|着边
这边
這邊
zhe4 bian1
this side; here
这边儿
這邊兒
zhe4 bian1 er5
erhua variant of 這邊|这边
枕边风
枕邊風
zhen3 bian1 feng1
pillow talk
枕边故事
枕邊故事
zhen3 bian1 gu4 shi5
bedtime story
枕边人
枕邊人
zhen3 bian1 ren2
the person who shares your bed; partner; spouse
正六边形
正六邊形
zheng4 liu4 bian1 xing2
regular hexagon
支边
支邊
zhi1 bian1
to help develop the border areas
中俄边界协议
中俄邊界協議
zhong1 e2 bian1 jie4 xie2 yi4
Sino-Russian Border Agreement of 1991
中国西北边陲
中國西北邊陲
zhong1 guo2 xi1 bei3 bian1 chui2
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
周边
周邊
zhou1 bian1
periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing); spin-offs
周边商品
周邊商品
zhou1 bian1 shang1 pin3
spin-off merchandise
左边
左邊
zuo3 bian5
left; the left side; to the left of
左边儿
左邊兒
zuo3 bian5 er5
erhua variant of 左邊|左边