沿
yán
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
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沿着 yán zhe to go along前沿 qián yán forward position沿途 yán tú along the sides of the road沿岸 yán àn coastal area沿海 yán hǎi coastal沿线 yán xiàn along the line沿河 Yán hé see 沿河土家族自治县 Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn沿滩 Yán tān see 沿滩区 Yán tān Qū边沿 biān yán edge床沿 chuáng yán the edge of a bed帽沿 mào yán variant of 帽檐 mào yán沿边 yán biān close to the border沿革 yán gé evolution of sth over time沿洄 yán huí to go with the stream沿江 yán jiāng along the river沿例 yán lì following the model沿路 yán lù along the way沿儿 yán r edge沿袭 yán xí to carry on as before沿用 yán yòng to continue to use沿河县 Yán hé Xiàn see 沿河土家族自治县 Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn沿滩区 Yán tān Qū Yantan, a district of Zigong City 自贡市 Zì gòng Shì, Sichuan沿边儿 yán biān r to trim