biānbian HSK1

edge

Senses

/ 邊 biān side

directional, noun, particle, place word, verb · side, edge, margin, border, or boundary of an object or area

他坐在河边看书。

/ 邊 bian side

measure word, directional, verb · suffix of a noun of locality

他就坐在我的左边。

/ 邊 biān simultaneously

adverb · indicating two actions occurring at the same time, often used in the pattern biān... biān...

我们边走边谈吧。

References

classifier 边/邊 个/個
see 边儿/邊兒 边/邊
old_variant 邉/邉 边/邊