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Usages of yòubiān
你 往 左边 走， 超市 就 在 银行 右边。nǐ wǎng zuǒbian zǒu, chāoshì jiù zài yínháng yòubian.
Walk to the left, and the supermarket is right next to the bank on the right.
我 坐 在 左边， 她 坐 在 右边。wǒ zuò zài zuǒbiān, tā zuò zài yòubian.
I sit on the left, and she sits on the right.
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