"边" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Mandarin bian; biān
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Results for 边
 bian suffix of a noun of locality
 biān side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[ge4] / simultaneously
Results beginning with 边
 biān yuán edge / fringe / verge / brink / periphery / marginal / borderline
 biān jiè boundary / border
 biān jìng frontier / border
 biān kuàng frame / rim
 biān fáng frontier defense
 biān jì limit / bound / boundary / (economics) marginal
 biān jiāng border area / borderland / frontier / frontier region
 biān yuǎn far from the center / remote / outlying
 biān chéng border town / remote town
 biān lù sidewalk / side road / shoulder (of a road) / wing (soccer)
 biān fēng wing / wing forward
 biān r side / edge / margin / border / boundary / proximity / thread (of ideas, plots etc) / see also 邊|边[bian1]
沿 biān yán edge / fringe
 biān chuí border area / frontier
 biān guān border station / strategic defensive position on frontier
线 biān xiàn sideline / foul line
 biān qū border area
 biān cháng length (of a side, geom.)
 biān sài frontier fortress
 biān jiǎn border inspection / immigration inspection
 biān mín people living on the frontiers / inhabitants of a border area
 biān mén side door / wicket door
 biān cái sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
 biān zhài frontier stockade
 Biān bà Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation
 biān bǐ remote / border area
 biān chuāng side window
 biān dì border district / borderland
 biān dù where? (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 那裡|那里[na3 li3]
 biān fú cloth margin / fig. person's appearance / one's dress
 biān huàn foreign invasion / disaster on border due to incursion
 biān kòng border control (abbr. for 邊境控制|边境控制[bian1 jing4 kong4 zhi4]) / to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)
 biān mù border collie (dog breed)
 biān qiǎ border checkpoint
 Biān qìn Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer
 biān shēng outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
 biān tíng bodies governing a border area
 biān tóu the end / border / just before the end
 biān xiāng side / side-room / room in the wings
 biān xìn clash on the frontier / border conflict
 biān yì remote area / distant marches
 biān yīn lateral consonant (phonetics)
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 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
 biān jiǎo liào scrap / bits and pieces left over
 biān fáng jūn border guard / frontier army
线 biān jiè xiàn boundary line / border line
 biān jiè céng boundary layer
  marginal sea / marginal basin
 Biān bà xiàn Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
 biān fáng zhàn border station / frontier post
 biān jiāng qū krai (Russian administrative territory)
 biān jiǎo kē leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)
 biān yuán huà to marginalize / marginalization
  marginal tax rate
  marginal lands
  remote areas
  marginal land
  edge effect
  edge effect
  frontier forest
  border effects
  fringe elements
  marginal sea / marginal basin
  border monitoring
  marginal worker
  marginal worker
 biān fáng jǐng chá border police
 biān jiǎo àn lì (engineering) corner case
 biān jì bào chóu marginal returns
 biān jì chéng běn marginal cost
 bian jiè shuǐ yù boundary waters
 bian jiè zhēng duān border controversy / border dispute
 bian jìng bù duì Frontier Corps
 biān jìng chōng tū border clash
 biān jìng dì qū border area
 bian jìng fāng àn Border Programme
 biān jìng guǎn zhì border control
 bian jìng jiāo huò delivered at frontier
 bian jìng jǐng chá border police
 bian jìng xún luó border patrol
 bian jì nóng mín marginal farmer
 bian jì qún tǐ fringe group
 bian yuán chéng shì edge city
 biān yuán dì qū border area
 biān yuán qún tǐ marginalized group
 bian yuán shēng jìng edge habitat
 biān yuán xì tǒng limbic system
 bian yuán zhèng cè brinkmanship
  Boundary Analyst
  Boundary Commission
  Border / Boundary Inspection Post
  border adjusted tax
  Border Service
 bian jìng guǎn zhì kē Border Control Section
 bian jìng jiā gōng chǎng maquiladora
 bian jìng xún luó duì Border Patrol Unit
 bian jì shēng chǎn lì marginal productivity
 bian yuán huà nóng mín marginal farmer
  marginal social benefits
  marginal social costs
  Boundary Waters Treaty
  border-policing expert
  Isolation Allowance
  marginal treatment costs
 bian fáng qíng bào wèi duì Border Intelligence Guard
 bian jiè gòng tòng bù duì Common Border Force
 bian jìng ān quán bù duì border security force
  Border Management Task Force
  marginal cost pricing
  border liaison office
 biān yuán xìng rén gé zhàng ài borderline personality disorder (BPD)
  Declaration on the Inviolability of Frontiers
  Joint Commission on Border Security
  Regional Conference on Border Security and Management
  Development of Wheat Varieties for Marginal Areas
  Statement on Cooperative Counter-Terrorist Actions on Border Security
Approximate Results for 边
 shēn biān at one's side / on hand
 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
 páng biān lateral / side / to the side / beside
 zhōu biān periphery / rim / surroundings / all around / perimeter / peripheral (computing) / spin-offs
 nà bian over there / yonder
 zhè biān this side / here
 zuǒ bian left / the left side / to the left of
 yòu bian right side / right, to the right
 lù biān curb / roadside / wayside
 liǎng bian either side / both sides
 wú biān without boundary / not bordered
 hǎi biān coast / seaside / seashore / beach
 chuáng biān bedside
 tiān biān horizon / ends of the earth / remotest places
 hé biān river bank
 lǐ bian inside
 àn biān shore
 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
 shuāng biān bilateral
 huā biān lace / decorative border
 hú biān lakeside
西 xī biān west / west side / western part / to the west of
 hòu bian back / rear / behind
 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up
 dōng bian east / east side / eastern part / to the east of
 xià bian under / the underside / below
 bàn biān half of sth / one side of sth
 qián bian front / the front side / in front of
 shǒu biān on hand / at hand
 Yán biān Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
 nán bian south / south side / southern part / to the south of
 dān biān unilateral
 běi biān north / north side / northern part / to the north of
 duō biān multilateral
 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
 Jīn biān Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia
 dù biān Watanabe (Japanese surname)
 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
 sì biān four sides
 xiāng biān edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)
 zhān biān to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in
沿 yán biān close to the border / along the border
 máo biān raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc) / rough edge
 bàng biān near / beside
 dǐ biān base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
 shù biān to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post
 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging
 lú biān fireside
 xié biān sloping side / hypotenuse (of a right-angled triangle)
 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
 tiē biān welt / facing (of a garment) / to be relevant
 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
 Dìng biān Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging
 jiāng biān river bank
 Jìng biān Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
 juǎn biān to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
 Lǎo biān Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
 Lín biān Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
 liū biān to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
 Mǎ biān Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan
 Níng biān Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
 shì biān ornamental border
 tū biān rim / protruding edge
 wò biān to lie on one's side
 Yán biān Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
 yè biān (page) margin
 zháo biān relevant / to the point / has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
 zhī biān to help develop the border areas
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 zài páng biān aside
 duō biān xíng polygon
 bàn biān tiān half the sky / women of the new society / womenfolk
 sì biān xíng quadrilateral
 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally
 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
 Yán biān zhōu Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]
 liù biān xíng hexagon
 wǔ biān xíng pentagon
 dǎ biān gǔ to echo what sb said / to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other
 qiāo biān gǔ to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum)
  continental margin
 āi biān r erhua variant of 挨邊|挨边[ai1 bian1]
 bā biān xíng octagon
 běi biān r erhua variant of 北邊|北边[bei3 bian1]
 cè biān lán (computing) sidebar
 dǎ biān lú (Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot
 Dìng biān Xiàn Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
 dōng biān r erhua variant of 東邊|东边[dong1 bian5]
 E2 biān xiàn Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
 Fèi biān shè Fabian Society
 hòu bian r erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]
 huā biān r erhua variant of 花邊|花边[hua1 bian1]
 Jìng biān Xiàn Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
 jiǔ biān xíng nonagon
 Lǎo biān qū Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
 lěi sī biān lesbian (slang) (loanword)
 liáo biān r to stitch a hem
 lǐ bian r erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5]
 Lín biān xiāng Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
 liū biān r to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
 liǔ tiáo biān Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
 lù bian léi off-route mine
 lù biān tān roadside stall
 Mǎ biān xiàn Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
 mén biān kuàng door frame / door pillars
 nán bian r erhua variant of 南邊|南边[nan2 bian5]
 páng biān r erhua variant of 旁邊|旁边[pang2 bian1]
 qián bian r erhua variant of 前邊|前边[qian2 bian5]
 qī biān xíng heptagon
 ruǎn bian jiè soft border
 sān biān xíng triangle
 shàng bian r erhua variant of 上邊|上边[shang4 bian5]
 shí biān xíng decagon
 wài bian r erhua variant of 外邊|外边[wai4 bian5]
 xià bian r erhua variant of 下邊|下边[xia4 bian5]
西 xī biān r erhua variant of 西邊|西边[xi1 bian1]
沿 yán biān r to trim (border with braid, tape etc)
 Yán biān xiàn Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
 yòu bian r erhua variant of 右邊|右边[you4 bian5]
 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
 yǔ zhuàng bian feather edge
 zháo biān r erhua variant of 著邊|着边[zhao2 bian1]
 zhè biān r erhua variant of 這邊|这边[zhe4 bian1]
 zhěn biān fēng pillow talk
 zhěn biān rén the person who shares your bed / partner / spouse
 zhù hǎi biān (fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)
 zuǒ bian r erhua variant of 左邊|左边[zuo3 bian5]
 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over
 zhōu bian shè bèi peripheral / peripheral equipment
 bù zhuó biān jì not to the point / wide of the mark / neither here nor there / irrelevant
 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic
 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
 zhèng duō biān xíng regular
 zhèng liù biān xíng regular hexagon
 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
  limb scanning
  roadside bomb
  rural frontier
  continental margin
  shelf edge / shelf break
  multilateral surveillance
  trilateration
  coastal fog
  working boundary
  verge clearance
  bilateral fund
  bilateral aid
  multilateral security
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