右

yòu · you

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (bound form) right; right-hand side
  2. (bound form) (politics) right of center
  3. (bound form) (old) west
  4. (literary) the right side as the side of precedence

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)弯(wān)曲(qū)我(wǒ)的(de)右(yòu)手(shǒu)臂(bì)。

I can't bend my right arm.

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02

出(chū)门(mén)后(hòu)往(wǎng)右(yòu)走(zǒu),就(jiù)能(néng)看(kàn)到(dào)那(nà)家(jiā)银(yín)行(háng)。

After going out, walk to the right and you'll see that bank.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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