Writing
旁边 (pángbiān) — how to say "next to" in Chinese
旁边
Next to, beside (postposition)
noun
Character composition
旁
side, beside
边
side, edge
Radicals / Keys
方
Square
#70 · fāng · 4 strokes
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
在旁边
zài pángbiān
next to
学校旁边
xuéxiào pángbiān
next to the school
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 to say next to in Mandarin?
"next to" in Chinese is 旁边 (pángbiān).
旁边 meaning in English
旁边 (pángbiān) means "Next to, beside (postposition)".
How is 旁边 pronounced?
It is pronounced pángbiān (written as pangbian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write pangbian in Chinese?
It is written 旁边: 旁 has 10 strokes, 边 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 旁边?
旁边 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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