Usage of the character 边

border control (abbr. for 邊境控制／边境控制 (biānjìngkòngzhì))
to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)

Jīnbiān

金边

[金邊]

Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia

biānyán

边沿

[邊沿]

edge
fringe

liǎngbiān

两边

[兩邊]

either side; both sides

biānmù

边牧

[邊牧]

border collie (dog breed)

biānyì

边裔

[邊裔]

remote area
distant marches

lúbiān

炉边

[爐邊]

fireside

Mǎbiān

马边

[馬邊]

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan

lǐbian

里边

[裡邊]

inside

biānlù

边路

[邊路]

sidewalk
side road
shoulder (of a road)
wing (soccer)

biānyīn

边音

[邊音]

lateral consonant (phonetics)

shǒubiān

手边

[手邊]

on hand
at hand

hǎibiān

海边

[海邊]

coast
seaside
seashore
beach

shàngbian

上边

[上邊]

the top
above
overhead
upwards
the top margin
above-mentioned
those higher up

Dùbiān

渡边

[渡邊]

Watanabe (Japanese surname)

jiāngbiān

江边

[江邊]

river bank

shuǐbiān

水边

[水邊]

edge of the water
waterside
shore (of sea, lake or river)

gǔnbiān

滚边

[滾邊]

(of a dress etc) border, edging

biānjiǎn

边检

[邊檢]

border inspection
immigration inspection

zhōubiān

周边

[周邊]

periphery
rim
surroundings
all around
perimeter
peripheral (computing)
spin-offs

dōngbian

东边

[東邊]

east
east side
eastern part
to the east of

biānchuí

边陲

[邊陲]

border area
frontier

biānyuán

边缘

[邊緣]

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
marginal; borderline

biānchéng

边城

[邊城]

border town
remote town

biānmín

边民

[邊民]

people living on the frontiers
inhabitants of a border area

kàobiān

靠边

[靠邊]

to keep to the side
to pull over
move aside!

biānxìn

边衅

[邊釁]

clash on the frontier
border conflict

xiāngbiān

镶边

[鑲邊]

edge
border
to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)

běibiān

北边

[北邊]

north
north side
northern part
to the north of

xiàbian

下边

[下邊]

under
the underside
below

tiānbiān

天边

[天邊]

horizon
ends of the earth
remotest places

biānhuàn

边患

[邊患]

foreign invasion
disaster on border due to incursion

biānfú

边幅

[邊幅]

fringes of cloth
(fig.) one's dress; one's appearance

Yánbiān

延边

[延邊]

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbián Cháoxiánzu Zizhizhòu) in Jilin province 吉林省 ( Jilín Shěng) in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市 ( Yánji Shì)

zuǒbian

左边

[左邊]

left
the left side
to the left of

biānzhài

边寨

[邊寨]

frontier stockade

biānr

边儿

[邊兒]

side
edge
margin
border
boundary
proximity
thread (of ideas, plots etc)
see also 邊／边 (biān)

biānguān

边关

[邊關]

border station
strategic defensive position on frontier

juǎnbiān

卷边

[捲邊]

to hem
hem
to curl (at the edge)

liūbiān

溜边

[溜邊]

to keep to the edge (of path, river etc)
fig. to keep out of trouble
to avoid getting involved

qiánbian

前边

[前邊]

front
the front side
in front of

biānxiāng

边厢

[邊廂]

side
side-room
room in the wings

biānjì

边际

[邊際]

limit
bound
boundary
(economics) marginal

yánbiān

沿边

[沿邊]

close to the border
along the border

āibiān

挨边

[挨邊]

to keep close to the edge
near the mark
close to (the true figure)
relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)

dǐbiān

底边

[底邊]

base (of a triangle)
base line
hem line (of skirt)

zhānbiān

沾边

[沾邊]

to have a connection with
to be close (to reality)
to be relevant
to have one's hand in

Yánbiān

盐边

[鹽邊]

Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

shìbiān

饰边

[飾邊]

ornamental border

biānchuāng

边窗

[邊窗]

side window

pángbiān

旁边

[旁邊]

side; adjacent place

nàbian

那边

[那邊]

over there
yonder

Biānqìn

边沁

[邊沁]

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer

zhèbiān

这边

[這邊]

this side
here

biānjiāng

边疆

[邊疆]

border area
borderland
frontier
frontier region

hébiān

河边

[河邊]

river bank

shēnbiān

身边

[身邊]

at one's side
on hand

Lǎobiān

老边

[老邊]

Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市／营口市, Liaoning

biāntóu

边头

[邊頭]

the end
border
just before the end

ànbiān

岸边

[岸邊]

shore

biāntíng

边庭

[邊庭]

bodies governing a border area

yòubian

右边

[右邊]

right side
right, to the right

húbiān

湖边

[湖邊]

lakeside

Dìngbiān

定边

[定邊]

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

tūbiān

凸边

[凸邊]

rim
protruding edge

nánbian

南边

[南邊]

south
south side
southern part
to the south of

biānfēng

边锋

[邊鋒]

wing
wing forward

biāncháng

边长

[邊長]

(geometry) side length

lùbiān

路边

[路邊]

curb; roadside; wayside

biānxiàn

边线

[邊線]

sideline
foul line

chuángbiān

床边

[床邊]

bedside

biāndì

边地

[邊地]

border district
borderland

shuāngbiān

双边

[雙邊]

bilateral

biānsài

边塞

[邊塞]

frontier fortress

dānbiān

单边

[單邊]

unilateral

biānbǐ

边鄙

[邊鄙]

remote
border area

zháobiānr

着边儿

[著邊兒]

erhua variant of 著邊／着边 (zháobiān)

biānyuánhuà

边缘化

[邊緣化]

to marginalize
marginalization

qiāobiāngǔ

敲边鼓

[敲邊鼓]

to back sb up
to support sb in an argument
(lit. to beat nearby drum)

pángbiānr

旁边儿

[旁邊兒]

erhua variant of 旁邊／旁边 (pángbiān)

wàibianr

外边儿

[外邊兒]

erhua variant of 外邊／外边 (wàibian)

cābiānqiú

擦边球

[擦邊球]

(table tennis) edge ball
(fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable

cèbiānlán

侧边栏

[側邊欄]

(computing) sidebar

nánbianr

南边儿

[南邊兒]

erhua variant of 南邊／南边 (nánbian)

liùbiānxíng

六边形

[六邊形]

hexagon

sānbiānxíng

三边形

[三邊形]

triangle

liáobiānr

缭边儿

[繚邊兒]

to stitch a hem

Biānbàxiàn

边坝县

[邊壩縣]

Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

jiǔbiānxíng

九边形

[九邊形]

nonagon

dǎbiāngǔ

打边鼓

[打邊鼓]

to echo what sb said
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

duōbiānxíng

多边形

[多邊形]

polygon

bābiānxíng

八边形

[八邊形]

octagon

zhèbiānr

这边儿

[這邊兒]

erhua variant of 這邊／这边 (zhèbiān)

Lǎobiānqū

老边区

[老邊區]

Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市／营口市, Liaoning

āibiānr

挨边儿

[挨邊兒]

erhua variant of 挨邊／挨边 (āibiān)

zhěnbiānfēng

枕边风

[枕邊風]

pillow talk

biānjiècéng

边界层

[邊界層]

boundary layer

Línbiānxiāng

林边乡

[林邊鄉]

Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Yánbiānzhōu

延边州

[延邊州]

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州／延边朝鲜族自治州 ( Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu) in Jilin province 吉林省 ( Jílín Shěng) in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市 ( Yánjí Shì)

zhùhǎibiān

住海边

[住海邊]

(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)

shàngbianr

上边儿

[上邊兒]

erhua variant of 上邊／上边 (shàngbian)

lùbiāntān

路边摊

[路邊攤]

roadside stall

qībiānxíng

七边形

[七邊形]

heptagon

yánbiānr

沿边儿

[沿邊兒]

to trim (border with braid, tape etc)

shíbiānxíng

十边形

[十邊形]

decagon

biānyuánrén

边缘人

[邊緣人]

marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)

dǎbiānlú

打边炉

[打邊爐]

(Cantonese) to eat hot pot
hot pot

biānjiǎokē

边角科

[邊角科]

leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)

Fèibiānshè

费边社

[費邊社]

Fabian Society

bànbiāntiān

半边天

[半邊天]

half the sky
women of the new society
womenfolk

ménbiānkuàng

门边框

[門邊框]

door frame
door pillars

zuǒbianr

左边儿

[左邊兒]

erhua variant of 左邊／左边 (zuǒbian)

zhěnbiānrén

枕边人

[枕邊人]

the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse

xībiānr

西边儿

[西邊兒]

erhua variant of 西邊／西边 (xībiān)

yǒubiānr

有边儿

[有邊兒]

to be likely or possible
to begin to take shape
to be likely to succeed

biānfángzhàn

边防站

[邊防站]

border station
frontier post

Dìngbiān Xiàn

定边县

[定邊縣]

Dingbian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

qiánbianr

前边儿

[前邊兒]

erhua variant of 前邊／前边 (qiánbian)

ěrbiānfēng

耳边风

[耳邊風]

lit. wind past your ear
fig. sth you don't pay much attention to
in one ear and out the other

Jìngbiān Xiàn

靖边县

[靖邊縣]

Jingbian County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

biānjiāngqū

边疆区

[邊疆區]

krai (Russian administrative territory)

liǔtiáobiān

柳条边

[柳條邊]

Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

wǔbiānxíng

五边形

[五邊形]

pentagon

liūbiānr

溜边儿

[溜邊兒]

to keep to the edge (of path, river etc)
(fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved

Yánbiānxiàn

盐边县

[鹽邊縣]

Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

běibiānr

北边儿

[北邊兒]

erhua variant of 北邊／北边 (běibiān)

biānjiǎoliào

边角料

[邊角料]

scrap
bits and pieces left over

Ebiānxiàn

峨边县

[峨邊縣]

Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

lǐbianr

里边儿

[裡邊兒]

erhua variant of 裡邊／里边 (lǐbian)

máobiānzhǐ

毛边纸

[毛邊紙]

fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
also written 毛邊／毛边 (máobiān)

xiàbianr

下边儿

[下邊兒]

erhua variant of 下邊／下边 (xiàbian)

biānfángjūn

边防军

[邊防軍]

border guard
frontier army

biānjièxiàn

边界线

[邊界線]

boundary line
border line

yībiāndǎo

一边倒

[一邊倒]

to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
to support unconditionally

dōngbiānr

东边儿

[東邊兒]

erhua variant of 東邊／东边 (dōngbian)

lěisībiān

蕾丝边

[蕾絲邊]

lesbian (slang) (loanword)

sìbiānxíng

四边形

[四邊形]

quadrilateral

huābiānr

花边儿

[花邊兒]

erhua variant of 花邊／花边 (huābiān)

hòubianr

后边儿

[後邊兒]

erhua variant of 後邊／后边 (hòubian)

yòubianr

右边儿

[右邊兒]

erhua variant of 右邊／右边 (yòubian)

Mǎbiānxiàn

马边县

[馬邊縣]

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

biānjìbàochóu

边际报酬

[邊際報酬]

marginal returns

zhěnbiāngùshi

枕边故事

[枕邊故事]

bedtime story

Yánbiān Dàxué

延边大学

[延邊大學]

Yanbian University (Jilin province)

zhèngliùbiānxíng

正六边形

[正六邊形]

regular hexagon

biānyuánxìtǒng

边缘系统

[邊緣系統]

limbic system

dǎcābiānqiú

打擦边球

[打擦邊球]

to bend the rules
to skirt around the issue

shuāngbiānmàoyì

双边贸易

[雙邊貿易]

bilateral trade

guàzàizuǐbiān

挂在嘴边

[掛在嘴邊]

to keep saying (sth) over and over

lěisīhuābiān

蕾丝花边

[蕾絲花邊]

lace border (loanword)

huàdàozuǐbiān

话到嘴边

[話到嘴邊]

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

shí'èrbiānxíng

十二边形

[十二邊形]

dodecagon

mànwúbiānjì

漫无边际

[漫無邊際]

extremely vast
boundless
limitless
digressing
discursive
going off on tangents
straying far off topic

biānjìngchōngtū

边境冲突

[邊境衝突]

border clash

biānjiǎo'ànlì

边角案例

[邊角案例]

(engineering) corner case

wúbiānwújì

无边无际

[無邊無際]

boundless; limitless

bùxiūbiānfú

不修边幅

[不修邊幅]

not care about one's appearance (idiom)
slovenly in dress and manner

tūduōbiānxíng

凸多边形

[凸多邊形]

convex polygon

huābiānrénwù

花边人物

[花邊人物]

smooth talker
fast talker
slick and sociable person
person in the news

biānjìchéngběn

边际成本

[邊際成本]

marginal cost

huābiānxīnwén

花边新闻

[花邊新聞]

media gossip
sensational news

biānfángjǐngchá

边防警察

[邊防警察]

border police

mōbuzháobiān

摸不着边

[摸不著邊]

can't make head or tail of

bùzhuóbiānjì

不着边际

[不著邊際]

not to the point
wide of the mark
neither here nor there
irrelevant

zhōubiānshāngpǐn

周边商品

[周邊商品]

spin-off merchandise

dānbiānzhǔyì

单边主义

[單邊主義]

unilateralism

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

biānyuándìqū

边缘地区

[邊緣地區]

border area

dàng'ěrbiānfēng

当耳边风

[當耳邊風]

lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
fig. to completely disregard

qiāoluóbiān'er

敲锣边儿

[敲鑼邊兒]

to strike the edge of the gong
(fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)

biānjìngdìqū

边境地区

[邊境地區]

border area

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋周邊]

variant of 太平洋週邊／太平洋周边 ( Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān), Pacific Rim

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋週邊]

Pacific Rim

Bīnhǎi Biānjiāngqū

滨海边疆区

[濱海邊疆區]

Primorsky Krai (Russian territory whose administrative center is Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克)

děngbiānsānjiǎoxíng

等边三角形

[等邊三角形]

equilateral triangle

píngxíngsìbiānxíng

平行四边形

[平行四邊形]

parallelogram

pàsīkǎliùbiānxíng

帕斯卡六边形

[帕斯卡六邊形]

Pascal's hexagon

Zhōngguóxīběibiānchuí

中国西北边陲

[中國西北邊陲]

border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)

bùděngbiānsānjiǎoxíng

不等边三角形

[不等邊三角形]

scalene triangle

Zhōng Ebiānjièxiéyì

中俄边界协议

[中俄邊界協議]

Sino-Russian Border Agreement of 1991

bùguīzésìbiānxíng

不规则四边形

[不規則四邊形]

irregular quadrilateral
trapezium

huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn

话到嘴边留三分

[話到嘴邊留三分]

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

biānyuánxìngréngézhàng'ài

边缘性人格障碍

[邊緣性人格障礙]

borderline personality disorder (BPD)

tùzibùchīwōbiāncǎo

兔子不吃窝边草

[兔子不吃窩邊草]

lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)
fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood

Píngbiānmiáozú Zìzhìxiàn

屏边苗族自治县

[屏邊苗族自治縣]

Pingbian Mianzu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州／红河哈尼族彝族自治州 ( Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Mǎbiān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

马边彝族自治县

[馬邊彞族自治縣]

Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

tàiyángcóngxībiānchūlái

太阳从西边出来

[太陽從西邊出來]

lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
fig. hell freezes over
pigs can fly

Ebiānyízú Zìzhìxiàn

峨边彝族自治县

[峨邊彞族自治縣]

Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

fùnünéngdǐngbànbiāntiān

妇女能顶半边天

[婦女能頂半邊天]

Woman can hold up half the sky
fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu

延边朝鲜族自治州

[延邊朝鮮族自治州]

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 ( Jilín Shěng) in northeast China, capital Yanji City 延吉市 ( Yánji Shì)

kǔhǎiwúbiān,huítóushì'àn

苦海无边，回头是岸

[苦海無邊，回頭是岸]

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
Repent and ye shall be saved!

chángzàihébiānzǒu,nǎyǒubùshīxié

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋

[常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋]

a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
(fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)