yī​biān HSK1

side

一边 (一邊) yī​biān
side numeral
one side or either side of a physical space or object

Please put these books on one side of the table.

while adverb
performing two actions at the same time

一边一边音乐

yī​biān kàn shū yī​biān tīng yīn​yuè.

He was reading a book while listening to music.

on one hand adverb
referring to contrasting aspects or different sides of a situation

一边一边觉得

yī​biān xiǎng mǎi xīn chē, yī​biān yòu jué​de tài guì le.

He wants to buy a new car, but he also thinks it's too expensive.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
77.3 per million appears in 26% of films
Written text
97.3 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 1

Sources

Definitions
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