"左右" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence |   | |
Results beginning with 左右 | ||||
| 左右手 | zuǒ yòu shǒu | left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man | | |
| 左右袒 | zuǒ yòu tǎn | to take sides with / to be partial to / to be biased / to favor one side | | |
| 左右为难 | zuǒ yòu wéi nán | (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma | | |
| 左右开弓 | zuǒ yòu kāi gōng | lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) | | |
| 左右逢源 | zuǒ yòu féng yuán | lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides | | |
| 左右两难 | zuǒ yòu liǎng nán | (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma | | |
| 左右共利 | zuǒ yòu gòng lì | ambidextrous | | |
| 左右勾拳 | zuǒ yòu gōu quán | left hook and right hook (boxing) / the old one-two | | |
Approximate Results for 左右 | ||||
| 不为左右袒 | bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn | to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom) | | |
| 顾左右而言他 | gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā | (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion | | |
| 王顾左右而言他 | wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā | the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom) | | |
