[名]
(面向南时靠东的一边, 与右相对) the left side; the left
the lower left corner
左下角
the left side
左侧
Keep to the left!
靠左行!
(东) east
areas east of the Taihang Mountains, specifically Shandong Province
山左
region east of the Yangtze River
江左
(姓氏) a surname
Zuo Zongtang
左宗棠
[形]
(偏; 邪; 不正常) unorthodox; queer; bigoted; heretical
prejudice; bias
左见
a queer temperament
左脾气
heretical belief
左道
(错; 不对头) wrong; incorrect
What you said is wrong.
你说左了。
You're not thinking in the right way.; You've got a wrong idea.
你想左了。
(相反) different; contrary; opposite
in the opposite direction
方向相左
hold different views; cannot see eye to eye
意见相左
(进步的; 革命的) the left; progressive; revolutionary
the ultra-left trend of thought
极左思潮
the progressive writers
左翼作家
[动]
[书] (辅佐) assist