yòu bian
on the right
我在右边。
Wǒ zài yòu biān.
I am on the right side.
把书放在右边。
Bǎ shū fàng zài yòu biān.
Put the book on the right side.
他坐在我的右边。
Tā zuò zài wǒ de yòu biān.
He is sitting on my right side.
右侧 (yòu cè)
right side
右边 (yòu biān)
right side
右方 (yòu fāng)
right side
左边 (zuǒ biān)
left side
右侧 (yòu cè)
right side
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The Chinese word 右边 (yòubiān) literally means "right side" and is composed of two characters: 右 (yòu) meaning "right" and 边 (biān) meaning "side". The character 右 is derived from the ancient Chinese pictograph of a person facing the east with their right hand raised, representing the direction of the rising sun. The character 边 is derived from the pictograph of a cliff or boundary, representing the edge or limit of something. Together, the two characters 右边 form a compound word that refers to the side that is on the right hand side when facing a certain direction, typically the east.
