Usage of the character 右

(bound form) right; right-hand side
(bound form) (politics) right of center
(bound form) (old) west
(literary) the right side as the side of precedence

yòupài

右派

[右派]

(political) right
right wing
rightist

fǎnyòu

反右

[反右]

anti-rightist
abbr. for 反右派鬥爭／反右派斗争 ( Fǎnyòupài Dòuzhēng)

yòushǒu

右手

[右手]

right hand
right-hand side

Yòujiāng

右江

[右江]

Youjiang district of Baise city 百色市 ( Bǎisèshì), Guangxi

yòuduò

右舵

[右舵]

right rudder

yòuzhuǎn

右转

[右轉]

to turn right

yòuxià

右下

[右下]

lower right

yòubian

右边

[右邊]

right side
right, to the right

zuǒyòu

左右

[左右]

left and right
nearby
approximately
attendant
to control
to influence

yòushǒu

右首

[右首]

right-hand side

línyòu

邻右

[鄰右]

neighbor

Yòuyù

右玉

[右玉]

Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州 ( Shuòzhōu), Shanxi

yòucè

右侧

[右側]

right side

yòumiàn

右面

[右面]

right side

yòutǎn

右袒

[右袒]

to take sides with
to be partial to
to be biased
to favor one side

yòuqīng

右倾

[右傾]

right-wing
reactionary
conservative
(PRC) rightist deviation

yòuxián

右舷

[右舷]

starboard (of a ship)

yòushàng

右上

[右上]

upper right

yòuyì

右翼

[右翼]

the right flank
(politically) right-wing

yòufāng

右方

[右方]

right-hand side

Yòujiāngqū

右江区

[右江區]

Youjiang district of Baise city 百色市 ( Bǎisèshì), Guangxi

zuòyòumíng

座右铭

[座右銘]

motto
maxim

zuǒyòushǒu

左右手

[左右手]

left and right hands
(fig.) capable assistant
right-hand man

Yòuyùxiàn

右玉县

[右玉縣]

Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州 ( Shuòzhōu), Shanxi

yòupiězi

右撇子

[右撇子]

right-hander

yòuduìqí

右对齐

[右對齊]

to right justify (typography)

zuǒzhìyòu

左至右

[左至右]

left-to-right

zuǒyòutǎn

左右袒

[左右袒]

to take sides with
to be partial to
to be biased
to favor one side

yòujiàntóu

右箭头

[右箭頭]

right-pointing arrow

Bālínyòu

巴林右

[巴林右]

Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

jíyòuyì

极右翼

[極右翼]

extreme right (politics)

xiàngyòuguǎi

向右拐

[向右拐]

to turn right

yòuqiánwèi

右前卫

[右前衛]

right forward (soccer position)

yòubianr

右边儿

[右邊兒]

erhua variant of 右邊／右边 (yòubian)

zuǒyòuliǎngnán

左右两难

[左右兩難]

(idiom) between a rock and a hard place
in a dilemma

Bālínyòuqí

巴林右旗

[巴林右旗]

Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 ( Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia

zuǒsīyòuxiǎng

左思右想

[左思右想]

to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
to ponder

Fǎnyòu Yùndòng

反右运动

[反右運動]

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

nánzuǒnüyòu

男左女右

[男左女右]

the left is for males, the right is for females (traditional saying)

zuǒyòugōuquán

左右勾拳

[左右勾拳]

left hook and right hook (boxing)
the old one-two

zuǒyòugònglì

左右共利

[左右共利]

ambidextrous

zuǒlínyòulǐ

左邻右里

[左鄰右里]

see 左鄰右舍／左邻右舍 (zuǒlínyòushè)

zuǒyòukāigōng

左右开弓

[左右開弓]

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
fig. to display ambidexterity
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
to use both feet equally (football)

nìngzuǒwùyòu

宁左勿右

[寧左勿右]

(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

zuǒwānyòuguǎi

左弯右拐

[左彎右拐]

to follow a winding path

yòujiàntóujiàn

右箭头键

[右箭頭鍵]

right arrow key (on keyboard)

zuǒgùyòupàn

左顾右盼

[左顧右盼]

glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around

Kēyòuqiánqí

科右前旗

[科右前旗]

Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Kēyòuzhōngqí

科右中旗

[科右中旗]

Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

jíyòufènzǐ

极右分子

[極右份子]

an extreme right-winger

yòupàifènzǐ

右派分子

[右派份子]

rightist elements

zuǒyòuwéinán

左右为难

[左右為難]

(idiom) between a rock and a hard place
in a dilemma

zuǒlínyòushè

左邻右舍

[左鄰右舍]

neighbors
next-door neighbors
related work units
colleagues doing related work

wúchūqíyòu

无出其右

[無出其右]

matchless; without equal; there is nothing better

zuǒyòuféngyuán

左右逢源

[左右逢源]

lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
fig. to turn everything into gold
to have everything going one's way
to benefit from both sides

zuǒbǎngyòubì

左膀右臂

[左膀右臂]

trusted assistant; key aide

zuǒzhīyòuchù

左支右绌

[左支右絀]

to be in straitened circumstances

Tǔmòtèyòuqí

土默特右旗

[土默特右旗]

Tumed right banner, Mongolian Tümed baruun khoshuu, in Baotou 包頭／包头 ( Bāotóu), Inner Mongolia

bùwèizuǒyòutǎn

不为左右袒

[不為左右袒]

to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)

Sūnítèyòuqí

苏尼特右旗

[蘇尼特右旗]

Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Fǎnyòupài Dòuzhēng

反右派斗争

[反右派鬥爭]

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

Alāshàn Yòuqí

阿拉善右旗

[阿拉善右旗]

Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟 ( Alāshàn Méng), Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

gùzuǒyòu'éryántā

顾左右而言他

[顧左右而言他]

(idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion

Eěrgǔnàyòuqí

额尔古纳右旗

[額爾古納右旗]

former Ergun Right banner, now in Ergun, county-level city, Mongolian Ergüne xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

zīchǎnjiējíyòupài

资产阶级右派

[資產階級右派]

bourgeois rightist faction (esp. during anti-rightist movement of 1957-58)

Xīnbā'ěrhǔyòuqí

新巴尔虎右旗

[新巴爾虎右旗]

New Barag right banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾／呼伦贝尔 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Cháhā'ěryòuyìhòuqí

察哈尔右翼后旗

[察哈爾右翼後旗]

Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Kē'ěrqìnyòuyìqiánqí

科尔沁右翼前旗

[科爾沁右翼前旗]

Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Cháhā'ěryòuyìzhōngqí

察哈尔右翼中旗

[察哈爾右翼中旗]

Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Cháhā'ěryòuyìqiánqí

察哈尔右翼前旗

[察哈爾右翼前旗]

Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Kē'ěrqìnyòuyìzhōngqí

科尔沁右翼中旗

[科爾沁右翼中旗]

Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

zuǒ'ěrrù,yòu'ěrchū

左耳入，右耳出

[左耳入，右耳出]

in one ear and out the other