旁 (páng)

Origin:

“旁”的本义是“四面八方”。字的下部“方”表示“地方”,也表声;上部原是“凡”,表示“所有”、“一切”。
The original meaning of “旁” was “all directions.” The lower part is “方,” which means “place,” indicates pronunciation. The upper part used to be written as “凡,” which means “all” or “everything.”
Meaning:

side, other

Words:

旁边(pángbiān): side
旁人(pángrén): other people
旁观(páng guān): to look on
旁听(pángtīng): to audit a class or meeting
旁门歪道(pángménwāidào): dishonest practices; crooked things

Sentences:

1、Nǐ bù hǎohǎo xuéxí, pángrén huì xiàohua de.
你不好好学习,旁人会笑话的。
If you don’t study well, other people will make fun of you.

2、Fùmǔ cóngxiǎo jiù jiàoyù wǒ búyào zuò pángménwāidào de shì.
父母从小就教育我不要做旁门歪道的事。
Since I was a little boy, my parents have told me not to do dishonest things.

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