左右
Meaning:
[0] [zo2 jau6] [1] (n) left and right (sides); [2] (v) dominate; manipulate. [zo2 jau2] (adv) approximately; about
Level:
2
Jyutping:
zo2 jau6; zo2 jau2
Pinyin:
zuo3 you4
Type:
Cantonese Frequency:
63
Mandarin Frequency:
137
Notes:
[0]
Related Sentences
| Sentence | SWC | Jyutping | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8点左右睇电视。 | 8点钟左右看电视。 | dim2 zo2 jau6 tai2 din6 si6 | |
| 夏天嘅平均气温28摄氏度左右。 | 夏天的平均气温28摄氏度左右。 | haa6 tin1 {[1] ge3 [2] ge2} {peng4,ping4} gwan1 hei3 wan1 sip3 {[1] si6 [2] zi1} {[1] dou6 [2] dok6} zo2 jau6 | |
| (yue) 「你篇論文寫咗幾多字?」「五千字左右啦。」 | (eng) 'How many characters/words did you write for your essay?' 'Around 5;000.' | ||
| (yue) 我前後左右都係人;透唔到氣咁滯。 | (eng) I was surrounded by others; and found it hard to breathe. | ||
| (yue) 人到四十歲左右就開始有老花眼。 | (eng) People start to have presbyopia around the age of forty. | ||
| (yue) 紅酒多數有大約10%左右嘅酒精。 | (eng) Wine usually contains about 10% alcohol. | ||
| (yue) 我身高一米七左右。 | (eng) My height is approximately 1.7m. | ||
| (yue) 二月廿七左右再通知你。 | (eng) On about 27th February (I will) again notify you. | ||
| (yue) 佢二十歲左右。 | (eng) He is about twenty years old. | ||
| (yue) 佢琴晚十二點左右返屋企。 | (eng) She went home at around twelve last night. |