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yòu

right (direction)

Usage note

表示方向的边。

yòu biǎo shì fāng xiàng de yòu biān。

右 means the right side or right direction.

Context note

常出现在指路、转弯和位置说明里。

yòu cháng chū xiàn zài zhǐ lù 、 zhuǎn wān hé wèi zhì shuō míng lǐ。

右 often appears in directions, turning, and location descriptions.

5 examples

走。
xiàng yòu zǒu。
Walk to the right.
边有一扇门。
yòu biān yǒu yí shàn mén。
There is a door on the right.
请看边。
qǐng kàn yòu biān。
Please look to the right.
他坐在我的边。
tā zuò zài wǒ de yòu biān。
He sits on my right.
拐。
wǎng yòu guǎi。
Turn right.

5 mini stories

老师说前面左转,再往走。
lǎo shī shuō qián miàn zuǒ zhuǎn, zài wǎng yòu zǒu。
The teacher said turn left ahead, then walk right.
我的手拿着铅笔。左手拿着书。
wǒ de yòu shǒu ná zhe qiān bǐ。 zuǒ shǒu ná zhe shū。
My right hand is holding a pencil. My left hand is holding a book.
车子往拐以后,就到学校了。
chē zi wǎng yòu guǎi yǐ hòu, jiù dào xué xiào le。
After the car turns right, it reaches the school.
请坐在边的椅子上。
qǐng zuò zài yòu biān de yǐ zi shàng。
Please sit on the chair on the right.
地图上边有一个大公园。
dì tú shàng yòu biān yǒu yí gè dà gōng yuán。
There is a big park on the right side of the map.

Mini dialogue

举手

A
请举起你的手。
Qǐng jǔ qǐ nǐ de yòu shǒu.
Please raise your right hand.
B
好的,是这只手吗?
Hǎo de, shì zhè zhī shǒu ma?
Okay, is it this hand?
A
对,就是
Duì, jiù shì yòu.
Yes, that's right.

找方向

A
学校在左边还是边?
Xuéxiào zài zuǒbiān háishì yòubiān?
Is the school on the left or the right?
B
边,我们往走。
Zài yòubiān, wǒmen wǎng yòu zǒu.
On the right, let's go right.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
zuǒ
left (direction)

右 means right, 左 means left. They are a pair.

related
右手
yòushǒu
right hand

The hand on the right side of your body.

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