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左顾右盼 (zuǒgù-yòupàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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左顾右盼 (zuǒgù-yòupàn): Look to the left and right / look around — Meaning & Stroke Order

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左顾右盼 consists of 4 characters.

left (direction or side)

to look back; to turn around and look

right side or direction

to look at; to gaze; to hope for

How to Use 左顾右盼 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 左顾右盼 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith样子

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

de的

yàng样

zi子

neutral

the appearance of looking around

Negation + Verbwith不要

bú不

yào要

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

Adverb + Verbwith总是

zǒng总

shì是

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

Verb + Adverbwith看

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

de地

kàn看

Example Sentences with 左顾右盼

tā他

zài在

jiào教

shì室

lǐ里

zuǒ左

gù顾

neutral

Spoken

don't look around

neutral

always look around

neutral

look around

yòu右

pàn盼

，

hǎo好

xiàng像

zài在

zhǎo找

dōng东

xī西

。

He looked around in the classroom as if searching for something.

tā他

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

shí时

zǒng总

shì是

fēi左

cháng顾

xiǎo右

xīn盼

，

非

常

小

心

。

He always looks to the left and right very carefully when crossing the street.

zài在

yōng拥

jǐ挤

de的

huǒ火

chē车

zhàn站

，

tā他

jiāo焦

jí急

dì地

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

，

xún寻

zhǎo找

zhe着

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

shēn身

yǐng影

。

In the crowded train station, he anxiously looked around, searching for his friend's figure.

Show 6 More Sentences

zhè这

wèi位

fā发

yán言

rén人

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

shí时

cóng从

bù不

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

，

shǐ始

zhōng终

zì自

xìn信

dì地

zhù注

shì视

zhe着

tīng听

zhòng众

。

This speaker never looks around while delivering a speech, always confidently focusing on the audience.

guò过

mǎ马

lù路

shí时

bú不

yào要

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

zǒng总

shì

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

，

miàn面

shì试

shí时

tā他

jǐn紧

zhāng张

dé得

zuǒ左

gù顾

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

yǎn掩

shì饰

jǐn紧

zhāng张

pàn盼

，

yào要

zhù注

yì意

lái来

wǎng往

chē车

liàng辆

。

Don't look around when crossing the street; pay attention to the traffic.

是

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

，

nán难

dào道

duì对

tǎo讨

lùn论

de的

nèi内

róng容

bù不

gǎn感

xìng兴

qù趣

ma吗

？

Why do you always look around during the meeting? Are you not interested in the discussion?

ér而

shì是

quán全

shén神

guàn贯

zhù注

dì地

yuè阅

dú读

zhe着

nà那

fèn份

fù复

zá杂

de的

bào报

gào告

。

He did not look around; instead, he was fully absorbed in reading that complex report.

yòu右

pàn盼

，

bù不

gǎn敢

zhí直

shì视

kǎo考

guān官

de的

yǎn眼

jīng睛

。

During the interview, he was so nervous that he kept looking around and avoided eye contact with the examiner.

，

dàn但

pín频

fán繁

de的

zuǒ左

gù顾

yòu右

pàn盼

hái还

shì是

bào暴

lù露

le了

tā他

de的

bù不

ān安

。

Although he tried to hide his nervousness, his frequent looking around still revealed his unease.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 左顾右盼.

Words with 左

左边zuǒ bianHSK 2
左右zuǒ yòuHSK 4

Words with 顾

照顾zhào guHSK 3
顾客gù kèHSK 4
不顾bú gù
光顾guāng gù
兼顾jiān gù
只顾zhǐ gù
回顾huí gù
眷顾juàn gù

Words with 右

右边yòu bianHSK 2
左右zuǒ yòuHSK 4
座右铭zuòyòumíng

Words with 盼

期盼qī pàn
盼望pàn wàng