邊
biān HSK2

edge

边 邊 biān
[suffix] locative
Suffix used after words for location or direction to form a two-syllable word, such as 前边 qián​bian or 左边 zuǒ​bian.

过来跟我坐在火边。

guò lai gēn wǒ zuò zài huǒ biān.

Come sit with me by the fire.

他闭上眼睛，把脸转向墙边。

tā bì shang yǎn​jing, bǎ liǎn zhuǎn xiàng qiáng biān.

He closed his eyes and turned his face to the wall.

beside locative
the area immediately adjacent to a person or object; proximity; side

她就在我边上。

tā jiù zài wǒ biān shang.

She's right next to me.

他在桌子边坐下，叫了一杯咖啡。

tā zài zhuō​zi biān zuò xia, jiào le yī bēi kā​fēi.

He sat down at the table and ordered a coffee.

side noun
a side or party in a discussion, competition, or relationship

时间在我这一边。

shí​jiān zài wǒ zhè yī biān.

Time is on my side.

每边有七名球员。

měi biān yǒu qī míng qiú​yuán.

There are 7 players on each side.

boundary noun
boundary; border; limit; the point where two areas or countries meet
edge locative
the outer edge or margin of an object; rim
simultaneously adverb
Used in the pattern biān...biān... to indicate that two or more actions are happening at the same time.

他边走边吹口哨。

tā biān zǒu biān chuī kǒu​shào.

He whistled as he walked.

side (geometry) noun
side of a geometric shape; a line segment forming a polygon

吉萨大金字塔有8个边，而不是4个，区别于其他金字塔。

jí sà dà jīn​zì​tǎ yǒu8 ge biān, ér bù​shì4 ge, qū​bié yú qí​tā jīn​zì​tǎ.

The Great Pyramid of Giza has 8 sides, not 4, distinguishing it from other pyramids.

trimming noun
decorative border or trimming on an object or clothing, such as lace or a gold rim
Bian
a Chinese surname
clue
(of a matter) inkling; lead; clue; head or tail

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Frequency
Character
Written text
316th most common 704.3 per million
Movie subtitles
257th most common 661.2 per million appears in 92% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
100.9 per million appears in 33% of films
Written text
179.8 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Simplified
边
Strokes
18
Unicode
U+908A

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)