Chinese word dictionary

这边

zhèbiān · this side; here

Practice word

Word information

Simplified这边

Traditional這邊

Pinyinzhèbiān

Part of speech代

HSK 3.01

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

这zhè

this, these; such; here

边biān

border, edge, margin, side

How to learn 这边

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

边biān

side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously

那边nàbiān

over there; yonder

外边wàibian

outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home

这zhè

(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)

这个zhège

(pronoun) this; (adjective) this

这里zhèlǐ

here; variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]