一边yībiānat the same time (一边…一边…)
- Theme
- Grammar
- Level
- HSK 3
- Strokes
- 6
- Characters
- 2
How 一边 is written
Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.
Examples
他一边吃饭一边看电视。
Tā yìbiān chīfàn yìbiān kàn diànshì.
He watches television while he eats.
- 他tāhe
- 一边yībiānat the same time (一边…一边…)
- 吃chīto eat
- 饭fànmeal; cooked rice
- 一边yībiānat the same time (一边…一边…)
- 看kànto look; to read
- 电视diànshìtelevision
她一边走一边唱歌。
Tā yībiān zǒu yībiān chànggē.
She sings as she walks.
- 她tāshe
- 一边yībiānat the same time (一边…一边…)
- 走zǒuto walk
- 一边yībiānat the same time (一边…一边…)
- 唱歌chànggēto sing
Not to be confused with
Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.
- 以便
- 第一
- 一起yìqǐtogether