沿

yán

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Preposition

Definition

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

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Example

我們沿著河邊散步。

We strolled along the river.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).