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身边 (身邊)

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  • [shēnbiān]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

身边 [shēnbiān]
  1. 1. at (or by) one's side
    他在专家身边工作,进步很快。
    Working at the side of the experts, he has made rapid progress.
  2. 2. (have something) on one; with one
    身边没带钱
    have no money on one
    身边总是带着药箱。
    She never goes anywhere without her medical kit.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

身边 [shēnbiān]
  1. 1. 身体的近旁左右
    身边有一个女儿。
  2. 2. 身上
    身边带着手机。

Examples

身边没带钱
have no money on one
汽车嗖的一声从他身边开过。
The car whizzed by him.
这孩子紧紧贴在妈妈身边
The child was nestling closely to its mother.
那孩子贴近他身边,轻声说了几句话。
The child nestled up against him and murmured a few words.
身边
at (or by) one's side
小藏羚羊趴在被盗猎者打死的母羊身边发出绝望的哀叫。
The baby Tibetan antelope hangs around its mother that was killed by poachers.
他总是用慈心善念感动身边的人。
People around him are always moved by his kind heart.
泛论天下大事,不如做好身边小事。
Rather than talking in an empty way about big things, we'd better do the small things around us well.

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