MEANING/意义
    沿
      
  • yán
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    edge; etc.; along; border; to follow; to trim or hem with ribbon; to follow a tradition or pattern
    Type noun/名词; preposition/介词; verb/动词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 他沿街叫卖烤肉。
      
      
    tā yán jiē jiào mài kǎo ròu
      
    sound for pinyin
    He was peddling barbecue along the street.

  • 大西洋沿岸各国
      
      
    dà xī yáng yán àn gè guó
      
    sound for pinyin
    countries bordering upon the Atlantic
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 沿海
      
    yán hǎi
      
    sound for pinyin
    coastal area; regions along the coast

  • 沿途
      
    yán tú
      
    sound for pinyin
    along the way; along the road

  • 沿海
      
    yán hǎi
      
    sound for pinyin
    coastal

  • 沿岸
      
    yán àn
      
    sound for pinyin
    offshore; coastal area; along the bank

  • 沿线
      
    yán xiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
    along the line; the region near the line

  • 沿用
      
    yán yòng
      
    sound for pinyin
    apply as before; to continue to use; continue to use (old methods) 

  • 沿路
      
    yán lù
      
    sound for pinyin
    along the way; duration of a journey

  • 沿儿
      
    yánr
      
    sound for pinyin
    rim; edge
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