沿

Along in Chinese: 沿 (yán)

yán

along

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1along
  2. 2to follow (a line, tradition etc)
  3. 3to carry on
  4. 4to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
  5. 5border
  6. 6edge

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沿

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们沿这条小路一直走。

    wǒ men yán zhè tiáo xiǎo lù yì zhí zǒu。

    We walked straight along this little path.

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Related words

沿海

yán hǎi

coastal

沿着

yán zhe

to go along

前沿

qián yán

front-line

沿岸

yán àn

coastal area

沿途

yán tú

along the sides of the road

沿线

yán xiàn

along the line (e.g. railway)

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