How to say "left" in Chinese
左
zuǒleftPart of speech: Places & directions
"left" in Chinese is 左 — pronounced zuǒ.
In a sentence
- 医院在马路的左边。Yīyuàn zài mǎlù de zuǒbiān.The hospital is on the left side of the road.
Sentence patterns that use it
- 一直走，然后___。Go straight, then ___.
- 往左/右拐。turn left/right
Words that share a character
Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 左 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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