Basic directions: Directions

💬 [边] means "side," so you can reuse this pattern with other direction words: [左边] (left side), [右边] (right side), [前边] (front).

💬 [转] means "turn," so [左转] and [右转] work as a neat pair for directions. You can also hear them as commands, like "turn left" or "turn right," depending on the situation.

💬 [直行] is a compact direction word meaning "go straight." You'll often hear it in route instructions with other movement words, like [一直直行] for "keep going straight."

💬 [就] here adds the sense of "exactly" or "right," so [就在这里] is stronger than just [在这里]. The same pattern works in places like [就在前面] — "it's right up ahead."

💬 [方] means "direction" or "region," and with compass words it gives forms like [北方] and [南方]. For "north" on its own, you may also see the shorter [北].