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左右
zuǒyòu
Description
“左右”可以表示“左边和右边”，也可以放在数字后面，意思是“大概、差不多”。
"左右" can mean "left and right," and can also be placed after a number to mean "approximately, about."
它还可以做动词，意思是控制或影响一件事。
It can also be used as a verb, meaning to control or influence something.
Meanings
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
approximately; about (after a number)
他大概三十岁左右。
He is about thirty years old.
左右zuǒyòu
to control or influence something
我们不能左右天气。
We can't control the weather.
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Notes
- Etymology
左 (left) + 右 (right) combine to mean 'both sides' or figuratively 'to sway'.
- Nuance
as 'approximately' it follows a number, unlike 大约 which precedes it.
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