| 1 | 左右 | 左右 | zuǒ yòu | zuo3 you4 | left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence | | |
| 2 | 左 | 左 | zuǒ | zuo3 | left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐 ; surname Zuo | | |
| 3 | 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | zuo3 bian5 | left; the left side; to the left of | | |
| 4 | 左侧 | 左側 | zuǒ cè | zuo3 ce4 | left side | | |
| 5 | 左翼 | 左翼 | zuǒ yì | zuo3 yi4 | left-wing (political) | | |
| 6 | 左耳入,右耳出 | 左耳入,右耳出 | zuǒ ěr rù , yòu ěr chū | zuo3 er3 ru4 , you4 er3 chu1 | in one ear and out the other | | |
| 7 | 左宗棠鸡 | 左宗棠雞 | zuǒ zōng táng jī | Zuo3 Zong1 tang2 ji1 | General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish | | |
| 8 | 左岸 | 左岸 | zuǒ àn | Zuo3 an4 | Left Bank (in Paris) | | |
| 9 | 左拉 | 左拉 | zuǒ lā | Zuo3 la1 | Zola (name); Émile Zola (1840-1902), French naturalist novelist | | |
| 10 | 左口鱼 | 左口魚 | zuǒ kǒu yú | zuo3 kou3 yu2 | flounder | | |
| 11 | 左近 | 左近 | zuǒ jìn | zuo3 jin4 | near by | | |
| 12 | 左膀右臂 | 左膀右臂 | zuǒ bǎng yòu bì | zuo3 bang3 you4 bi4 | capable assistant (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 左箭头 | 左箭頭 | zuǒ jiàn tóu | zuo3 jian4 tou2 | left-pointing arrow | | |
| 14 | 左计误事 | 左計誤事 | zuǒ jì wù shì | zuo3 ji4 wu4 shi4 | an unsuitable plan spoils an affair (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 左顾右盼 | 左顧右盼 | zuǒ gù yòu pàn | zuo3 gu4 you4 pan4 | glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around | | |
| 16 | 左贡县 | 左貢縣 | zuǒ gòng xiàn | Zuo3 gong4 xian4 | Zogang county, Tibetan: Mdzo sgang rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区 , Tibet | | |
| 17 | 左不过 | 左不過 | zuǒ bu guò | zuo3 bu5 guo4 | anyhow; in any event; just; only | | |
| 18 | 左辅右弼 | 左輔右弼 | zuǒ fǔ yòu bì | zuo3 fu3 you4 bi4 | emperor's top ministers; help from all sides (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 左扶右持 | 左扶右持 | zuǒ fú yòu chí | zuo3 fu2 you4 chi2 | to support from all sides (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 左边儿 | 左邊兒 | zuǒ bian r | zuo3 bian5 r5 | erhua variant of 左边 | | |
| 21 | 左舵 | 左舵 | zuǒ duò | zuo3 duo4 | left rudder | | |
| 22 | 左对齐 | 左對齊 | zuǒ duì qí | zuo3 dui4 qi2 | to left justify (typography) | | |
| 23 | 左道邪说 | 左道邪說 | zuǒ dào xié shuō | zuo3 dao4 xie2 shuo1 | heresy; heretical ideas (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 左道旁门 | 左道旁門 | zuǒ dào páng mén | zuo3 dao4 pang2 men2 | heretical sect; heterodox school; heresy; heterodoxy; evil ways (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 左道惑众 | 左道惑眾 | zuǒ dào huò zhòng | zuo3 dao4 huo4 zhong4 | to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom) | | |