一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River syn 正面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) syn 北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole 侧面 側面 cè miàn lateral side / side / aspect / profile syn 背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side syn 并肩 並肩 bìng jiān alongside / shoulder to shoulder / side by side / abreast syn 北面 běi miàn northern side / north 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 南北 nán běi north and south / north to south 对照 對照 duì zhào to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check syn 并排 並排 bìng pái side by side / abreast syn 并列 並列 bìng liè to stand side by side / to be juxtaposed syn 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 并行 並行 bìng xíng to proceed in parallel / side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) syn 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 己方 jǐ fāng our side / one's own (side etc) 歪歪扭扭 wāi wāi niǔ niǔ crooked / not straight / staggering from side to side syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 春联 春聯 chūn lián Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side) syn 并立 並立 bìng lì to exist side by side / to exist simultaneously syn 被上诉人 被上訴人 bèi shàng sù rén appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side) syn 肩并肩 肩並肩 jiān bìng jiān shoulder to shoulder / abreast / side by side 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 偏门 偏門 piān mén side door / doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly) 右 yòu (bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence syn 侧 側 cè the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side syn 厢 廂 xiāng box (in theater) / side room / side syn 阴面 陰面 yīn miàn shady side / dark side 跄 蹌 qiàng stagger / sway from side to side syn 骈 駢 pián (of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style) syn 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 这边 這邊 zhè biān this side / here syn 子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn 身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side / on hand 边 邊 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously syn 方面 fāng miàn respect / aspect / field / side / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 旁边 旁邊 páng biān side / adjacent place syn 对方 對方 duì fāng the other person / the other side / the other party syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian left / the left side / to the left of syn 北 běi north / (classical) to be defeated syn 一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face syn 右边 右邊 yòu bian right side / right, to the right syn 以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 朝鲜 朝鮮 cháo xiǎn North Korea / Korea as geographic term / Taiwan pr. [Chao2 xian1] 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 副作用 fù zuò yòng side effect syn 两边 兩邊 liǎng bian either side / both sides syn 靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside! syn 美洲 měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America) / the Americas / abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1] 南边 南邊 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of syn 阴暗 陰暗 yīn àn dim / dark / overcast / darkness / shadow / (fig.) dismal / gloomy / somber / murky / shadowy (side) syn 负面 負面 fù miàn negative / the negative side syn 西边 西邊 xī biān west / west side / western part / to the west of syn 北美 běi měi North America 一旁 yī páng aside / to the side of syn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 东边 東邊 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of syn 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè left side syn 右侧 右側 yòu cè right side syn 并发症 併發症 bìng fā zhèng complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) syn 南面 nán miàn south side / south syn 东面 東面 dōng miàn east side (of sth) syn 一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously syn 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 我方 wǒ fāng our side / we 西面 xī miàn west side / west syn 北约 北約 běi yuē NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) (abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4xi1 Yang2 Gong1yue1 Zu3zhi1]) 平壤 píng rǎng Pyongyang, capital of North Korea 北欧 北歐 běi ōu north Europe / Scandinavia 内侧 內側 nèi cè inner side 袒护 袒護 tǎn hù to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc / to take sb's side syn 自己人 zì jǐ rén those on our side / ourselves / one's own people / one of us syn 半边 半邊 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth 北上 běi shàng to go up north 西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) 侧门 側門 cè mén side door syn 北纬 北緯 běi wěi north latitude 右面 yòu miàn right side syn 女方 nǚ fāng the bride's side (of a wedding) / of the bride's party 偏袒 piān tǎn to bare one shoulder / (fig.) to side with / to discriminate in favor of syn 北非 běi fēi North Africa 眼中钉 眼中釘 yǎn zhōng dīng a thorn in one's side syn 阴暗面 陰暗面 yīn àn miàn the dark side (of society etc) syn 左面 zuǒ miàn left side syn 以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix) 副业 副業 fù yè sideline / side occupation 东侧 東側 dōng cè east side / east face syn 北岸 běi àn the north bank 对立面 對立面 duì lì miàn opposite / antonym / the opposite side (in a conflict) 江南 jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea) 茶几 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea) 