How to Say ‘Sit next to you’ in Traditional Chinese
坐在你旁邊
zuò zài nǐ páng biān
[dzwoh dzeye nee pahng-byen]
💬 Usage Tip: [旁邊] means "beside / next to," and it usually comes after the person or thing: [你旁邊], [我旁邊], [桌子旁邊]. The pattern is easy to reuse with other place words too, like [你後面] or [門口旁邊].
Phrase Breakdown
坐在
zuò zài
sit at; sit in; be seated at/in
Used before a location to indicate where someone is sitting.
他坐在窗邊。
He is sitting by the window.
Words in this phrase
坐
zuò
[dzwoh]
to sit
Describes the action of taking a seat.
我只是想坐在你旁邊聊一下。
I just wanted to sit next to you and chat for a bit.
在
zài
[dzeye]
at; in; on
Marks the place where someone sits.
我可以坐在你旁邊嗎？
Can I sit next to you?
你旁邊
nǐ páng biān
beside you
Means the side next to you.
我坐在你旁邊。
I sit beside you.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The person being addressed directly.
今天運氣不錯，能坐在你旁邊。
Lucky me—I get to sit next to you today.
旁邊
páng biān
[pahng-byen]
next to; beside
Shows close physical position near someone.
如果可以，我想坐在你旁邊。
If that's okay, I'd like to sit next to you.
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