左右 meaning and pronunciation

左右
Simplified/traditional word

左右 English definition

zuǒ yòu
  • approximately
  • about
  • left and right
  • around
  • (dial.) anyway

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  • 左 (zuǒ): left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3];
  • 右 (yòu): right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old);

Sentences examples with 左右

  • 他看起来四十岁左右。
    Tā kàn qǐlái sìshí suì zuǒyòu.