HSK 4 · noun · Practice

左右

zuǒyòu

approximately; about; or so; the surroundings (左右)

他大约八点左右到家。

Tā dàyuē bā diǎn zuǒyòu dào jiā.

He gets home at about eight or so.

这张画的左右两边很对称。

Zhè zhāng huà de zuǒyòu liǎng biān hěn duìchèn。

The left and right sides of this picture are very symmetrical.

这座桥建于公元一千年左右。

Zhè zuò qiáo jiàn yú gōngyuán yì qiān nián zuǒyòu。

This bridge was built around 1000 A.D.

这个城市年均气温在十五度左右。

Zhège chéngshì niánjūn qìwēn zài shí wǔ dù zuǒyòu。

This city's average annual temperature is around fifteen degrees.