旁 (páng): one side, other, different
旁 (páng) is a Chinese character meaning “one side.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 立 (semantic) and 方 (phonetic). It ranks #980 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 旁 stand. Its radical form 方 (square) appears in many related characters such as 方 (fāng, square), 旅 (lǚ, trip), 族 (zú, race).
Definitions
- one side
- other
- different
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 旁
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 袖手旁观phrase | xiù shǒu páng guān | to watch with folded arms (idiom) |
| 一旁noun | yī páng | aside |
| 旁观者noun | páng guān zhě | observer |
| 旁观verb | páng guān | spectator |
| 旁听verb | páng tīng | to sit in on (proceedings) |
| 旁白noun | páng bái | aside (theater) |
| 旁人noun | páng rén | other people |
| 旁证noun | páng zhèng | circumstantial evidence |
| 路旁noun | lù páng | roadside |
| 冷眼旁观phrase | lěng yǎn páng guān | (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude |
| 耳旁风noun | ěr páng fēng | lit. wind past your ear |
| 两旁noun | liǎng páng | both sides |
| 旁观者清 | páng guān zhě qīng | an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom) |
| 旁若无人phrase | páng ruò wú rén | to act as though there were nobody else present |
| 责无旁贷phrase | zé wú páng dài | to be duty bound |
旁 appears in 54 compound words: 43 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 28 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 旁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
to express something indirectly by making oblique statements; to beat around the bush
to put one's hands into one's sleeves and look on; to observe and do nothing; to stand by; to become a passive observer
to express something indirectly by making oblique statements; to beat around the bush
to put one's hands into one's sleeves and look on; to observe and do nothing; to stand by; to become a passive observer
Example Sentences
春节期间，他利用假期时间去旅行，放松了一下。
Chūnjié qījiān, tā lìyòng jiàqī shíjiān qù lǚxíng, fàngsōng le yīxià.
During the Spring Festival, he used the holiday time to travel and relax.
宜兰梅花湖旁深夜恶火!老翁惊险逃生 女儿命丧火窟成焦...
yí lán méi huā hú páng shēn yè è huǒ ! lǎo wēng jīng xiǎn táo shēng nǚ ér mìng sāng huǒ kū chéng jiāo . . .
Late at night fire next to Yilan Meihua Lake! The old man escaped in a thrilling way, and his daughter died in a burning pit...
艾普斯坦受害者将赴国会旁听国情咨文 吁彻查涉案权贵
ài pǔ sī tǎn shòu hài zhě jiāng fù guó huì páng tīng guó qíng zī wén xū chè chá shè àn quán guì
Epstein's victim will go to Congress to observe the State of the Union address and call for a thorough investigation of the powerful people involved
大埔頌雅路Tesla撞路旁泥頭車 司機蹤杳
dà 埔 頌 yǎ lù zhuàng lù páng ní 頭 車 sī 機 蹤 杳
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
獅潭新鳳吊橋旁 薰衣草全面盛開中
獅 tán xīn 鳳 diào 橋 páng 薰 yī cǎo quán miàn shèng 開 zhōng
Lavender in Full Bloom Beside Shitan Xinfeng Suspension Bridge
巨型Hello Kitty棄垃圾桶旁 將軍澳街坊目擊前傳後傳 網民憶兇案舊事...
jù xíng 棄 lā jī tǒng páng 將 軍 ào jiē 坊 mù 擊 qián 傳 後 傳 網 mín 憶 兇 àn 舊 shì . . .
Giant Hello Kitty Abandoned by Trash Bin Tseung Kwan O Residents Witness Before and After Netizens Recall Old Murder Case...
我可以坐在你旁边吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ zuò zài nǐ pángbiān ma?
Can I sit beside you?
你旁边是不是老坐着个中国人帮你打字啊 ！
Nǐ pángbiān shìbùshì lǎo zuò zhe ge Zhōngguórén bāng nǐ dǎzì ā !
Is there always a Chinese person next to you helping you type?!
"他在车子旁边吗?" "不, 他在车子里面。"
"tā zài chēzi pángbiān ma?" "bù, tā zài chēzi lǐmiàn."
"Is he by the car?" "No, he is in the car."
坐在我旁边的男人跟我说话了。
Zuò zài wǒ pángbiān de nánrén gēn wǒ shuōhuà le.
The man sitting next to me spoke to me.
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