left and right, around, about
Example Sentences
我们希望能在两点钟左右到达。
wǒ men xī wàng néng zài liǎng diǎn zhōng zuǒ yòu dào dá.
We hope to be able to get there around 2 o'clock.
他看起来四十岁左右。
tā kàn qǐ lai sì shí suì zuǒ yòu.
He looks to be around forty years old.
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Related Words & Compounds
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)
lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides
to take sides with / to be partial to / to be biased / to favor one side
(idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
left hook and right hook (boxing) / the old one-two
ambidextrous
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