bên

noun

• Side, edge, face
  • hai bên đường: the two roadsides
  • bên kia là núi, bên này là sông: on the far side there are mountains, on the near side there is a river
  • mâu thuẫn bên trong: inside contradictions, inner contradictions, internal contradictions
  • bên nguyên bên bị: the side (party) of the plaintiff and that of the defendant
  • đứng bên nhau: to stand side by side
  • tỉnh bên: the province located at one's side, the nearby province
  • làng bên cạnh: the village located at one's side, the nearby village