左

The character "左" has 5 strokes. "左" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "左" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "左" are "zuǒ" . View the stroke order of "左">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "左"

n.: the left side; the left; (in geography) east; inferior position; neighbour; what is nearby

adj.: queer; unorthodox; heretical; wrong; incorrect; different; contrary; opposite; progressive; revolutionary

• the left : 左侧；左翼；左派
• neighbour : n.邻居；邻人；邻近的人；人；世人
• queer : adj.奇怪的；奇异的；古怪的；异常的；同性恋的；略感不适的
• unorthodox : adj.非传统的；非正统的；异端的
• heretical : adj.异教的；异端的
• wrong : adj.不正确的；错误的；不合乎事实的；出错的；坏的；不合适的；不适当的；不道德的；弄错的；不正常的
• incorrect : adj.与事实不符的；不正确的；错误的；不合规范的
• different : adj.不同的；相异的；独特的；单独的；不同寻常的；新奇的
• contrary : adj.相反的；执拗的；别扭的；倔强的；好作对的；对立的；相对的；逆向的；不利的
• opposite : adj.对面的；完全不同的；截然相反的；对立的；对的；对生的
• progressive : adj.进步的；先进的；逐步的；渐次的；（团体；人；观念）支持（或推行）社会改良（或自由新思想）的；【语法】 （动词时态）进行时的
• revolutionary : adj.政治革命的；大变革的；特定革命的；革命性剧变的

Form words with "左"

左对齐 left justify

左航向 port tack

左括号 left bracket

奔左拐 turn to the left

从左至右 from left to right

Example phrases using "左"

• 别向左拐，右边的路才是活路。

  Don’t turn left. The road to the right is a through one.

• 他左劝右说，才得以息事宁人。

  He tried hard and finally got the two sides to patch up their quarrel and effect a reconciliation. / It took him a lot of talking to bring about a reconciliation.

• 他的左膝盖上了半年的石膏。

  His left knee was in plaster for six months.

• 先朝前直走，然后向左拐。

  Go straight forward and then turn left.

• 在下一个拐角处向左拐。

  Take the next turning on/to your left.

• 船向左/右舷倾侧。

  The ship listed to port/starboard. / The ship had a list to the port/starboard.

• 过了银行向左拐。

  Make a left turn after the bank.

• 他技术全面，能兼打左、右边锋。

  He was versatile enough to play on either wing.

• 她驾车左突右拐地穿过城市。

  She drives zigzag across the city.

• 他们左转弯，并加快了速度。

  They made a left turn and picked up speed.