( 左和右 ) left and right ⇒ 他左右各站一名保镖。 Tā zuǒyòu gè zhàn yī míng bǎobiāo. → Bodyguards stood to his left and right.

( 喻 ) right-hand man

motto ( pl mottoes )

be in a dilemma ⇒ 去也不好,不去也不好,真让我左右为难。 Qù yě bù hǎo, bù qù yě bù hǎo, zhēn ràng wǒ zuǒ yòu wéi nán. → It's a problem if I go, but also a problem if I don't — I'm in a real dilemma.

use each hand alternately ⇒ 他左右开弓凌空射门。 Tā zuǒ yòu kāi gōng língkōng shèmén. → He shot first with his right foot and then with his left.

succeed regardless

look around

again and again ⇒ 我左一句右一句地劝他别辞职。 Wǒ zuǒ yī jù yòu yī jù de quàn tā bié cízhí. → I tried again and again to persuade him not to give up his job.