WordTaiwan frequency #21,054
左鄰右舍
ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄜˋ
“neighbors; people living next door or in the surrounding area”
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左
ㄗㄨㄛˇ
Left; the Left (politics); east; assist; to deviate; surname Zuo.
鄰
ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Neighbor; people living nearby; close to; adjacent; nearby; to approach.
右
ㄧㄡˋ
Right; the right side; the west (when facing south); a position of honor; to assist; a surname.
舍
ㄕㄜˋ
house or dwelling; to give up or abandon; to stop or cease; humble term for one's own residence; archaic unit of distance
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Words sharing these characters
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- 左右ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋleft and right; nearby; approximately; attendants or followers; to influence or control; to assist or help
- 鄰居ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩa person or household living nearby; a neighbor; someone in the same local area or community.
- 鄰近ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋnearby; close by; in the vicinity; neighboring; adjacent.
- 宿舍ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋdormitory; hostel; living quarters; a building or room provided by an institution for its members or staff and their families.
- 右手ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇright hand; right-hand side; the right side.
- 左手ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇleft hand; left-hand side; left side
- 左邊left side; to the left; the left-hand side; on the left
- 右邊the right side; to the right; the right-hand side.
- 校舍ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄜˋschool building; school premises; schoolhouse
- 農舍ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˋfarmhouse; a rural house or dwelling on a farm
- 緊鄰ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊto be right next to; immediately adjacent; a close neighbor; to border directly on something.
- 左轉ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˇto turn left; (archaic, historical) to be demoted in official rank.