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Usages of biān
他 住 在 这 个 城市 的 南 边。tā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
晚上 我 不 想 在 马路 边 散步。wǎnshang wǒ bù xiǎng zài mǎlù biān sànbù.
At night I don’t want to take a walk by the road.
为了 安全， 我们 不 在 马路 边 散步。wèile ānquán, wǒmen bù zài mǎlù biān sànbù.
For safety, we don’t take walks by the road.
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