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CHINESE CHARACTER

zuǒ

左

左

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east

Numbered pinyin
zuo3
English meanings
left side, east, the Left

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǎng往zuǒ左guǎi拐。

    Turn left.

  2. 02

    tā他zuǒ左shǒu手ná拿shū书。

    He holds the book in his left hand.

  3. 03

    zuǒbian左边yǒu有tiáo条hé河。

    There's a river on the left.

  4. 04

    xiàng向zuǒ左zhuǎn转。

    Turn to the left.

  5. 05

    tā他zài在wǒ我de的zuǒbian左边。

    He is on my left.

  6. 06

    zǒu走zuǒbian左边zhè这tiáo条lù路。

    Take the road on the left.

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