"Please stop on the left side."

Translation: 请靠左边停。

[tim981145]

What is the purpose of 靠 here? What does it mean in this context?

[MintKang1]

靠 means 'alongside' in this context. It's grammatically and formally correct, but not strictly necessary for getting the meaning across, same as 'side' in the original sentence.

[Elior1]

could i say "请往左边停" ?

[Adair81721]

Would it also be correct to say 请在左边停？If so, what is the difference between using 在 and 靠？谢谢!

[Luoling97]

Native English-speaking Chinese teacher here. The cottect answers thus far are a bit too grammatically constricting (differing sentence orders are also acceptable in many instances despite your program marking them "incorrect").

[medjzL]

Thank you Luoling97.
Duo has been pretty good actually about accepting suggestions for more flexible answers for English translation vs transliteration from me at least, but I have a sense that "some" initial answer was provided for each question (by multiple sources judging by the inconsistencies) and then new they crowd-source suggestions from users feedback/complaints and check for basic validity before adopting some as alternative answer options. That would mean the answers become more flexible over time, but unevenly and more/sooner in earliest questions...which lines up with what I have seen.

[CinnamonTe1]

This order was also correct: 请停靠左边.

Is there any real difference between Duo's order and the one I used?

[wbeeman]

Several word orders are correct, but marked wrong

[FacundoGuzman]

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