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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.

一 — 1 stroke, in writing order from left to right.
边 — 5 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a practice sheet with 一边

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