左侧 左側
左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1
- left side
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1 Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4 left rudder
- 左舷 zuǒ xián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zo2 jin4 port (side of a ship)
侧 側
- 侧重 側重 cè zhòng ㄘㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zak1 zung6 to place particular emphasis on
- 侧面 側面 cè miàn ㄘㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ zak1 min6 lateral side
- 两侧 兩側 liǎng cè ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄘㄜˋ loeng5 zak1 two sides; both sides
- 二侧 二側 èr cè ㄦˋ ㄘㄜˋ ji6 zak1 two sides
- 侧壁 側壁 cè bì ㄘㄜˋ ㄅㄧˋ zak1 bik3 side wall
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- 侧室 側室 cè shì ㄘㄜˋ ㄕˋ zak1 sat1 sideroom
- 侧写 側寫 cè xiě ㄘㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ zak1 se2 to profile
- 侧影 側影 cè yǐng ㄘㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ zak1 jing2 profile
- 侧根 側根 cè gēn ㄘㄜˋ ㄍㄣ zak1 gan1 lateral root (botany)
- 侧目 側目 cè mù ㄘㄜˋ ㄇㄨˋ zak1 muk6 to raise eyebrows
- 侧翻 側翻 cè fān ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄢ zak1 faan1 (of a vehicle) to roll over; (of a boat) to capsize
- 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr ㄘㄜˋ ㄦˇ zak1 ji5 to bend an ear (to)
- 侧卧 側臥 cè wò ㄘㄜˋ ㄨㄛˋ zak1 ngo6 to lie on one's side
- 侧芽 側芽 cè yá ㄘㄜˋ ㄧㄚˊ zak1 ngaa4 axillary bud
- 侧记 側記 cè jì ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ zak1 gei3 (journalism) supplementary report; sidelight
- 侧身 側身 cè shēn ㄘㄜˋ ㄕㄣ zak1 san1 (to stand or move) sideways
- 侧躺 側躺 cè tǎng ㄘㄜˋ ㄊㄤˇ zak1 tong2 to lie down (on one's side)
- 侧载 側載 cè zài ㄘㄜˋ ㄗㄞˋ zak1 zoi2 to sideload (an app etc)
- 侧锋 側鋒 cè fēng ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ zak1 fung1 (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正锋 and 偏锋)
- 侧录 側錄 cè lù ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄨˋ zak1 luk6 to capture data
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左道惑众 左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)