nà biān
there
那边有棵树。
Nà biān yǒu kē shù.
There is a tree over there.
那边有个人。
Nà biān yǒu gè rén.
There is a person over there.
那边有座山。
Nà biān yǒu zuò shān.
There is a mountain over there.
那儿 (nàr)
over there
那边儿 (nàbianr)
over there
那边厢 (nàbianxiāng)
over there
这边 (zhè biān)
this side
那边 (nà biān)
that side
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The Chinese word 那 (nà) means "that" and 边 (biān) means "side" or "edge". So 那一边 (nà yī biān) literally means "that side". It is used to refer to a place or thing that is not close to the speaker. For example, you could say 那一边有座山 (nà yī biān yǒu zuò shān) to mean "There is a mountain over there".The word 那一边 can also be used figuratively to refer to a different point of view or opinion. For example, you could say 那一边的人认为... (nà yī biān de rén wèi zhǔ...) to mean "People on that side believe that...".The word 那一边 is a very common word in Chinese and it is used in both spoken and written language. It is important to understand the meaning of this word in order to communicate effectively in Chinese.
