---
title: "Youbian Meaning: 右边 (right side) or 邮编 (postal code)?"
description: "右边 (traditional 右邊, yòubian) means “right side; the right”. Not the youbian you heard? See 邮编. Hear its tones, see what 右 and 边 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youbian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 右边 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

右边 yòubian

## right side; the right

## Its characters

1. 右 yòu right (side)
2. 边 bian (suffix) side (as in 上边, 这边)

## In a sentence

银行在超市的右边。 The bank is on the right of the supermarket.

他说：“在**右边**，商店旁边。

From [请问，怎么走？ · How to ask for directions in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-ask-for-directions-in-chinese#library-word-164-166)

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## Other words said youbian

- [邮编yóubiānpostal code](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%82%AE%E7%BC%96)

## More words with 右 or 边

- [边境 biānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianjing)
- [边缘 biānyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyuan)
- [路边 lùbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lubian)
- [那边 nàbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nabian)
- [旁边 pángbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pangbian)
- [身边 shēnbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenbian)
- [一边 yībiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yibian)
- [这边 zhèbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhebian)
- [周边 zhōubiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhoubian)
- [左边 zuǒbian](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zuobian)

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