一边……一边……
Doing two things at once
HSK 3 · 4 examples
Speed
一边 A 一边 B means you are doing A and B at the same time.
Both verbs should be things you can genuinely do together, and they are usually short and voluntary.
Examples
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He watches TV while eating.
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I like listening to music while doing my homework.
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She talks on the phone while walking.
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We chat over tea.
Watch out
- 两个动作要能同时做（一边吃饭一边看电视 ✓ / 一边睡觉一边跑步 ✗）
- 更书面的说法是「一面……一面……」。
Words in these examples
All 18 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new.
- 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
- 一边yī biānHSK 1one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- 吃饭chī fànHSK 1to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
- 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
- 电视diàn shìHSK 1television; TV
- 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
- 喜欢xǐ huanHSK 1to like; to be fond of
- 听tīngHSK 1hear; understand; obey, comply; one pound
- 音乐yīn yuèHSK 2music
- 做zuòHSK 1work, make; act
- 作业zuò yèHSK 2school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate
- 她tāHSK 1she, her
- 走zǒuHSK 1walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
- 打电话dǎ diàn huàHSK 1to make a telephone call
- 我们wǒ menHSK 1we; us; ourselves; our
- 喝hēHSK 1drink; shout, call out
- 茶cháHSK 1tea
- 聊天儿liáo tiān rnewerhua variant of 聊天; to chat; to gossip