一邊

yì biān

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word

一邊 (yì biān) is a Chinese word meaning “one side”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. one side
  2. either side
  3. on the one hand
  4. on the other hand
  5. doing while

Stroke order

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Example

他喜歡一邊走路一邊聽音樂。

He likes to listen to music while walking.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).