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biān

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English meaning

  • arete noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  • frontier noun The border area between two countries, or the edge of settled and unsettled land.
  • ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
  • side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.

Senses

边 is used for these senses in English:

  • arris A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
  • arête (geology) A very thin ridge of rock.
  • edge (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
  • frontier The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
  • ridge The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
  • side One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.

arete — full definition

  1. noun excellence, goodness; virtue.
  2. noun The proper state or condition for a human.

edge — full definition

  1. noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  2. noun The sharp cutting side of a blade.
  3. noun A slight advantage over rivals or competitors.
  4. verb To move slowly and carefully, often in small steps.
  5. verb To win by a very small margin.

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