HSK 3.0 Level 1 · Places

这边 zhèbiān “this side” in Chinese

Traditional 這邊

What 这边 means

  1. this side
  2. here

How to say 这边

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale这zhè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale边biān1st tone, high and level

这边 in a sentence

  1. 您到这边来！

    Nín dào zhèbiān lái!

    Come over here!

    Sentence #7774362 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我站在你这边。

    Wǒ zhàn zài nǐ zhèbiān.

    I’m on your side.

    Sentence #1394786 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这边什么也没有。

    Zhèbiān shénme yě méiyǒu.

    There’s nothing over here.

    Sentence #1068400 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 这边 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 这 (zhè) with each of its parts in a different colour
这zhèthis; these
  • 文script · wén
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò

Memory aidPicture walking 辶 up to the writing 文 right in front of you: this.

The character 边 (biān) with each of its parts in a different colour
边biānside
  • 力strength · lì
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

Memory aidWalk 辶 with all your strength 力 to reach the edge: side, edge.

How to write 这边

这 7 strokes · 边 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

这边 (zhèbiān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 这边 (zhèbiān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 这边

Words with 这

这zhè · this这儿zhèr · here这些zhèxiē · these这个zhège · this one这里zhèlǐ · here这么zhème · so much这样zhèyàng · this kind of

Words with 边

边biān · side那边nàbian · over there外边wàibian · outside旁边pángbiān · side右边yòubian · right side左边zuǒbian · left side一边yìbiān · one side身边shēnbiān · at one’s side路边lùbiān · roadside边疆biānjiāng · border region

More words: Places & Getting Around

那里nàli · there前qián · front书店shūdiàn · bookstore外边wàibian · outside这里zhèlǐ · here车站chēzhàn · rail station出国chūguó · to go abroad出来chūlái · to come out

FAQs

这边 (zhèbiān) means “this side” or “here”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 1 word.
Say it zhèbiān: zhè with a 4th tone, then biān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 这边 is written 這邊. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhebian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 这边 from the suggestions. Typing zhebian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
这边 is an HSK 3.0 Level 1 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 1 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.