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Meaning of 左

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左HSK 2
Pinyin: zuǒ
English Definition: left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐
Chinese Definition:
①面向南时,东的一边,与“右”相对:左手。左方。左右。左膀右臂。
②地理上指东方:山左。江左。
③指政治思想上进步或超过现实条件许可的过头思想和行动:左派。左翼。左倾。
④斜,偏,差错:左脾气。左嗓子。
⑤降低官职:左迁。
⑥古同“佐”,佐证。
⑦姓氏。
Antonyms: 右
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 工
Pictographic:A left hand; compare 又
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker
Similar Characters: 右
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Example Words
左右HSK 4 zuǒ yòu left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
左翼 zuǒ yì left-wing (political)
左侧 zuǒ cè left side
左派 zuǒ pài (political) left; left wing; leftist
左邻右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work
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Example Sentences
1
我的左手很强壮
。
My left hand is very strong.
2
左边的书是我的
。
The book on the left is mine.
3
他突然向左拐了
。
He suddenly turned left.
4
他站在我的左侧
。
He stood on my left side.
5
请把椅子靠左边放
。
Please put the chair on the left side.