pong4 bin1旁邊旁边
Jyutpingpong4 bin1
Yalepòhng bīn
Definition
Side, or a position very close to either side.
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How it's used
Native speakers often prefer using 隔籬 instead of 旁邊 in casual speech. While 旁邊 is perfectly acceptable, 隔籬 feels more natural when describing physical proximity to someone or something in daily life. Use 旁邊 when you want to sound slightly more descriptive or precise about the spatial orientation.
Examples
Can you stand on the side and wait?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 旁邊 to mean 'next' in a sequence, such as 'next time' or 'next week'. For those temporal meanings, use 下次 or 下個禮拜 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
