( 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.
左右手
( 喻 ) right-hand man
左右为难
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.
左右开弓
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.
左右逢源
succeed regardless
左顾右盼
look around
English translation of '左 ... 右 ... '
左 ... 右 ...
(zuǒ ... yòu ... )
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.