左 [zuǒ]

• 名词
  • （面向南时靠东的一边， 与右相对） the left side; the left:

    the lower left corner;

    左下角

    the left side;

    左侧

  • （东） east:

    areas east of the Taihang Mountains, specifically Shandong Province;

    山左

    region east of the Yangtze River

    江左

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Zuo Zongtang

    左宗棠

• 形容词
  • （偏; 邪; 不正常） unorthodox; queer; bigoted; heretical:

    prejudice; bias;

    左见

    a queer temperament;

    左脾气

  • （错; 不对头） wrong; incorrect:

    What you said is wrong.

    你说左了。

    You're not thinking in the right way.; You've got a wrong idea.

    你想左了。

  • （相反） different; contrary; opposite:

    in the opposite direction;

    方向相左

    hold different views; cannot see eye to eye

    意见相左

  • （进步的; 革命的） the left; progressive; revolutionary:

    the ultra-left trend of thought;

    极左思潮

    the progressive writers

    左翼作家

• 动词
  • （辅佐） assist