"左右" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zuǒ yòu left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence
Results beginning with 左右
 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
 zuǒ yòu tǎn to take sides with / to be partial to / to be biased / to favor one side
 zuǒ yòu wéi nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
 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)
 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
 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
 zuǒ yòu gòng lì ambidextrous
 zuǒ yòu gōu quán left hook and right hook (boxing) / the old one-two
Approximate Results for 左右
 bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
 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)
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