
Key Phrases
左邊
zuǒ biān
Left side
就在這裡
jiù zài zhè lǐ
Right here
直走
zhí zǒu
Straight ahead
Skills You'll Learn
Giving directions
給予方向
gěi yǔ fāng xiàng
Locating places
找到地點
zhǎo dào dì diǎn
Understanding orientation
理解方位
lǐ jiě fāng wèi
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
左邊
zuǒ biān
Left side
💬 [邊] means "side," so you can build direction words with it: [左邊] "left side," [右邊] "right side," [前邊] "front."
See breakdown →右邊
yòu biān
Right side
💬 [邊] means "side," and it combines easily with direction words: [右邊] "right side," [左邊] "left side," [旁邊] "beside."
See breakdown →左轉
zuǒ zhuǎn
Left turn
💬 [轉] means "turn," so [左轉] and [右轉] are a useful pair for directions. You'll hear them both as commands and in route descriptions, like [前面左轉].
See breakdown →右轉
yòu zhuǎn
Right turn
💬 [右轉] is built the same way as [左轉]: direction + [轉]. Once you know the pattern, you can swap the direction word easily.
See breakdown →直走
zhí zǒu
Straight ahead
💬 [直走] literally "go straight" is the natural way to say "keep going straight." The first part tells the manner, and [走] gives the movement, like [慢走] "walk slowly / take care."
See breakdown →就在這裡
jiù zài zhè lǐ
Right here
💬 [就] here adds the sense of "exactly" or "right," so [就在這裡] is stronger than plain [在這裡]. You can reuse this in places like [就在前面] "it's right up ahead."
See breakdown →北邊
běi biān
North
💬 With compass directions, [邊] gives the sense of "side" or "area," so [北邊] is "the north/northern side." You can swap in the others the same way: [南邊]、[東邊]、[西邊].
See breakdown →南邊
nán biān
South
東邊
dōng biān
East
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