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yìbiān

一边yìbiānyìbiān
at the same time
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Usages of yìbiān

早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　一边yìbiān　喝hē　茶chá，　一边yìbiān　看kàn　书shū。zǎoshang wǒ yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān kàn shū.
In the morning I drink tea while reading.
她tā　一边yìbiān　做zuò　饭fàn，　一边yìbiān　给gěi　妈妈māma　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā yìbiān zuò fàn, yìbiān gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
She cooks while calling her mom.
她tā　和hé　我wǒ　每天měitiān　一边yìbiān　工作gōngzuò，　一边yìbiān　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā hé wǒ měitiān yìbiān gōngzuò, yìbiān dǎ diànhuà.
She and I call on the phone while we work every day.
我们wǒmen　一边yìbiān　看kàn　电影diànyǐng，　一边yìbiān　喝hē　茶chá。wǒmen yìbiān kàn diànyǐng, yìbiān hē chá.
We watch a movie while drinking tea.
我Wǒ　和hé　她tā　一边yìbiān　聊天liáotiān，　一边yìbiān　复习fùxí，　连lián　时间shíjiān　都dōu　忘记wàngjì　了le。Wǒ hé tā yìbiān liáotiān, yìbiān fùxí, lián shíjiān dōu wàngjì le.
She and I were chatting while reviewing and even forgot the time.
我Wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　一边yìbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng。Wǒ xǐhuan yìbiān tīng yīnyuè, yìbiān shàngwǎng.
I like to listen to music while surfing the internet.
明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　一边yìbiān　走zǒu　一边yìbiān　讨论tǎolùn　下xià　个gè　星期xīngqī　的de　安排ānpái，　最后zuìhòu　一起yìqǐ　回家huíjiā。míngtiān wǒmen xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìbiān zǒu yìbiān tǎolùn xià gè xīngqī de ānpái, zuìhòu yìqǐ huíjiā.
Tomorrow we want to walk in the park, discussing next week’s plans while we walk, and finally go home together.
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　里lǐ　一边yìbiān　画画huàhuà，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng　看kàn　画家huàjiā　的de　网站wǎngzhàn，　觉得juéde　很hěn　放松fàngsōng。wǒ yǒushíhou zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ yìbiān huàhuà, yìbiān shàngwǎng kàn huàjiā de wǎngzhàn, juéde hěn fàngsōng.
Sometimes I draw in the café while surfing the internet to look at painters’ websites and feel very relaxed.

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