āi​biān

to be close to

  • created sense approved 挨边/挨邊 · āi​biān · to be close to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挨边 / 挨邊

    āi​biān

    to be close to

    To keep close to the edge; to be near a mark or a true figure.

    挨 (literal) → 挨 · āi · to be next to 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · edge

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  • created sense approved 挨边/挨邊 · āi​biān · to be relevant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挨边 / 挨邊

    āi​biān

    to be relevant

    To have something to do with the matter at hand; often used with a negative to mean completely irrelevant.

    挨 (literal) → 挨 · āi · to be next to 边 (literal) → 边/邊 · biān · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense