百
Bǎi
100, hundred
旁边 (pángbiān) — how to say "next to" in Chinese
旁边
Next to, beside (postposition)
Character composition
旁
side, beside
边
side, edge
Radicals / Keys
方
Square
#70 · fāng · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 3 strokes
Collocations
学校旁边
xuéxiào pángbiān
next to the school
在旁边
zài pángbiān
next to
Examples
学校旁边有一个宾馆。
There is a hotel next to the school.
我坐你旁边
I sit next to you.
Mnemonic
[pángbiān-] Pang Bian the panda loves to sit beside the river and sketch 🌊 fish. He always draws 旁边 at the edge of his paper, marking where the side of the riverbank ends. Watching his 旁边 artwork flow with the water makes him smile every day!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "next to" in Chinese?
"next to" in Chinese is 旁边 (pángbiān).
What does 旁边 mean in English?
旁边 (pángbiān) means "Next to, beside (postposition)".
How is 旁边 pronounced?
It is pronounced pángbiān (written as pangbian). The page has audio recorded by a native speaker.
How do you write "next to" in Chinese characters?
It is written 旁边.
What HSK level is 旁边?
旁边 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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