左右

zuǒyòu

left and right

Dictionary entry

left and right; nearby; approximately

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See it in sentences

他三十岁左右。

Tā sān shí suì zuǒyòu.

English

He is around thirty.

他看了看左右。

Tā kàn le kàn zuǒyòu.

English

He looked left and right.

Goes with

  • 十点左右around ten o'clock
  • 三天左右about three days
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