旁边 páng biān
“side; adjacent place”
locality wordHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 旁邊
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
旁边 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 413: 旁边 pángbiān — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 90
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 旁边
旁边 means "beside" or "next to": the area at the side of a person or thing. It is commonly used in patterns like 在 + person/thing + 旁边 ("beside ...") or person/thing + 旁边 + 有/是 ("beside ... there is ..."). It can also follow a pronoun or noun directly, as in 我旁边 ("beside me").
例句Example sentences
- 我的手机在桌子旁边。wǒ de shǒu jī zài zhuō zi páng biān.My phone is beside the table.
- 银行旁边有一家小商店。yín háng páng biān yǒu yì jiā xiǎo shāng diàn.There is a small shop next to the bank.
- 请坐在我旁边。qǐng zuò zài wǒ páng biān.Please sit beside me.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我坐旁边他。
✓我坐在他旁边。
旁边 is used in the pattern 在 + person/thing + 旁边, so the person comes before 旁边.