左袒 zuǒtǎn to take sides Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zuǒtǎn to take sides 左 zuǒ adjectivenoun left left; the left side; toward the left; to the left of袒 tǎn verb to shield (bound form) to unfairly favor one side in a dispute; to protect or shield someonezuǒtǎn to bare the left shoulder 左 zuǒ adjectivenoun left left; the left side; toward the left; to the left of袒 tǎn to bare (bound form) to take off or open one's shirt to expose the upper body or chest; to strip off clothes to reveal skin