左右
zuǒyòu
Description
"左右"最常用来说大概的数量，放在数字后面，意思是"差不多"。
"左右" is most commonly used to indicate an approximate quantity, placed after a number, meaning "about".
它也可以指"左边和右边"，或者当动词用，表示影响或控制一件事。
It can also mean "left and right," or be used as a verb to indicate influencing or controlling something.
Meanings
左右zuǒyòu
approximately; about (after a number)
他三十岁左右。
He is around thirty years old.
左右zuǒyòu
left and right; both sides
过马路要看左右。
Look left and right before crossing the street.
左右zuǒyòu
to influence; to control
别让别人左右你的决定。
Don't let others influence your decisions.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
左 (left) + 右 (right); the 'approximately' sense comes from 'more or less'.
- Nuance
as 'about', 左右 usually follows the number, unlike 大约 which precedes it.
In videos
“全程大概20分钟左右就到青城山了”
“我就大概听得懂，其实大概就是五成左右。”
“就是一个人在30岁左右的这个时间”
Images