Hanzi

旁

one side/other/different/lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

páng, pēng, bēng, bàng

Bopomofo

ㄆㄤˊ, ㄆㄥ, ㄅㄥ, ㄅㄤˋ

Jyutping

bong6

Example sentences

旁 páng
他坐在我旁邊。
他坐在我旁边。

He is sitting beside me.

樹木 / 树木 shùmù
道路兩旁的樹木在風中輕輕搖曳。
道路两旁的树木在风中轻轻摇曳。

The trees on both sides of the road sway gently in the wind.

旁邊 / 旁边 pángbiān
他坐在我旁邊。
他坐在我旁边。

He is sitting next to me.

坐落 zuòluò
博物館坐落在市中心的公園旁邊。
博物馆坐落在市中心的公园旁边。

The museum is located next to the park in the city center.

一旁 yīpáng
他在一旁默默地看著這一切發生。
他在一旁默默地看著这一切发生。

He stood aside and watched all this happen silently.

一言不發 / 一言不发 yīyánbùfā
他心情不佳，一言不發地坐在一旁。
他心情不佳，一言不发地坐在一旁。

He is in a bad mood, sitting aside without saying a single word.

旁人 pángrén
這件事是我引起的，與旁人無關。
这件事是我引起的，与旁人无关。

This matter was caused by me; it has nothing to do with others.

冷漠 lěngmò
他對待旁人的痛苦總是顯得十分冷漠。
他对待旁人的痛苦总是显得十分冷漠。

He always seems very indifferent to the pain of others.

旁觀 / 旁观 pángguān
他只是冷眼旁觀，完全沒有伸手幫忙的意思。
他只是冷眼旁观，完全没有伸手帮忙的意思。

He just looked on coldly, having no intention of lending a hand.

Example Vocabulary

旁

pang2

side; beside; other

旁邊

pang2'bian1

side; beside; next to

一旁

yi1'pang2

one side; aside; by the side

旁人

pang2'ren2

others; bystander; outsider

旁白

pang2'bai2

旁觀

pang2'guan1

to look on; to observe from the side

旁觀者

偏旁

pian1'pang2

冷眼旁觀

leng3'yan3'pang2'guan1

在旁

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