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Character Decomposition
边=辶+力
Etymology
walk
Meanings2 pronunciations
biān
side
edge
margin
border
boundary
CL: gè
simultaneously
bian
suffix of a noun of locality
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Words with 边 669 total
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery · marginal; borderline边缘biān yuánfar from the center · remote · outlying边远biān yuǎnfrontier stockade边寨biān zhàieast · east side · eastern part · to the east of东边dōng bianinside里边lǐ bianremote · border area边鄙biān bǐBorder Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation边币biān bì
Idioms with 边 29 total Chain
not care about one's appearance (idiom) · slovenly in dress and manner不修边幅bù xiū biān fúnot to the point · wide of the mark · neither here nor there · irrelevant不着边际bù zhuó biān jìto echo what sb said · to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)打边鼓dǎ biān gǔlit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear · fig. to completely disregard当耳边风dàng ěr biān fēnglit. wind past your ear · fig. sth you don't pay much attention to · in one ear and out the other耳边风ěr biān fēng
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