边 (邊) biān
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biān
noun
side; boundary; edge; margin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 渔妇的船就停在河边 'The fisherwoman's boat stopped at the side of the river.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 24; Barnes 2007, p. 57; Unihan '邊'; XHZD '边' 1) -
biān
adverb
on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: The form 边…边… is usually used to indicate that two actions are occuring at the same time. It is often used in coordinate complex sentences. When the following verb is monosyllabic 一边 can be abbreviated to 边 (XHZD '边' 5). -
biān
suffix
suffix of a noun of locality
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used to form a noun of locality by appending to the noun. For example, 上边 top and 外边 outside (Norman 1988, p. 162; XHZD '边' 6) -
biān
noun
frontier; border
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: Synonymous with 边境 in this sense (Unihan '邊'; XHZD '边' 2) -
biān
noun
end; extremity; limit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 尽头 in this sense -
biān
verb
to be near; to approach
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 靠近 in this sense -
biān
noun
a party; a side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 双边 bilateral (XHZD '边' 4) -
biān
noun
edge; prānta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prānta, Pali: panta, Japanese: hen, Tibetan: bas mtha' (BCSD '邊', p. 1168; Edgerton 1953 'prānta', p. 392; Mahāvyutpatti 'prāntaḥ'; MW 'prānta'; SH '邊', p. 30; Unihan '邊')
Contained in
- 水边林下迹偏多(水邊林下跡偏多) beside the river on the forest floor, there are many tracks
- 云从足下绕 江向日边流(雲從足下繞 江向日邊流) Clouds surround the foundation; Creeks head toward the sun.
- 恒边沙(恆邊沙) the sand of the River Ganges; as numerous as grains of sand in the River Ganges
- 水向石边流出冷 风从花裏过来香(水向石邊流出冷 風從花裏過來香) Refreshingly cool water flows between the stones; Soothingly fragrant wind sweeps across the flowers.
- 苦海无边,回头是岸(苦海無邊,回頭是岸) The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore . Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. ; the ocean of suffering is boundless; only by turning back can one reach salvation
- 如佛妙法体无边(如佛妙法體無邊) Reverently bowing to the Sugatas, who are endowed with Dharmakaya
- 恒水边流沙(恆水邊流沙) the sand of the River Ganges; as numerous as grains of sand in the River Ganges
- 堕在二边(墮在二邊) fallen into extremes
- 遍照无量无边世界(遍照無量無邊世界) illuminate endless and boundless world systems
- 辩中边论(辯中邊論) Madhyāntavibhaṅgabhāṣya; Bian Zhong Bian Lun
- 常边(常邊) śāśvatānta; extreme of eternalism
Also contained in
平行四边形 、 边界线 、 南边儿 、 前边 、 海边 、 门边框 、 边头 、 一边倒 、 边防军 、 常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋 、 边声 、 延边州 、 苦海无边 、 单边 、 后边 、 湖边 、 边疆 、 东边儿 、 边沿 、 边路 、 左边儿 、 北边儿 、 边地 、 里边儿 、 边缘性人格障碍 、 下边儿 、 这边 、 漫无边际 、 挂在嘴边 、 不修边幅 、 水边 、 滚边 、 底边 、 边音 、 边线 、 边陲 、 前边儿 、 边检 、 吹枕边风 、 侧边栏
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 36 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 85
- Scroll 6 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 81
- Scroll 19 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 73
- Scroll 19 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 55
- Scroll 32 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 55 , has English translation
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 52
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 52
- Scroll 9 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 50
- Scroll 1 Saḍakṣaravidyāmantrasūtra (Liu Zi Shen Zhou Wang Jing) 六字神呪王經 — count: 49
- Scroll 63 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 48 , has parallel version
Collocations
- 苦边 (苦邊) 則得苦邊 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 39
- 非有边 (非有邊) 世間非有邊非無邊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 22
- 边无边 (邊無邊) 世間有邊無邊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 17
- 边无际 (邊無際) 其邊無際 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 12
- 边广 (邊廣) 其邊廣遠 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 12
- 最后边 (最後邊) 此身最後邊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
- 边无限 (邊無限) 其邊無限 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 10
- 王边 (王邊) 上須彌山王邊百六十八萬里 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 5 — count: 9
- 边有空 (邊有空) 邊有空地 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
- 聚边 (聚邊) 或復欲得大苦聚邊 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 8