沿

yán

HSK 3.0 Level 6

Definitions

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

Words Containing 沿

• 前沿 qián yán: front-line
• 沿岸 yán àn: coastal area
• 沿海 yán hǎi: coastal
• 沿线 yán xiàn: along the line (e.g. railway)
• 沿着 yán zhe: to go along
• 沿途 yán tú: along the sides of the road
• 床沿 chuáng yán: bedside
• 历史沿革 lì shǐ yán gé: historical development
• 沿例 yán lì: following the model
• 沿岸地区 yán àn dì qū: coastal area
• 沿江 yán jiāng: along the river
• 沿河土家族自治县 yán hé tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn: Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
• 沿河县 yán hé xiàn: Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
• 沿洄 yán huí: to go with the stream
• 沿海地区 yán hǎi dì qū: coastland
• 沿海州 yán hǎi zhōu: coastal region
• 沿滩 yán tān: Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
• 沿滩区 yán tān qū: Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
• 沿用 yán yòng: to apply as before
• 沿袭 yán xí: to carry on as before
• 沿路 yán lù: along the way; on the way
• 沿边 yán biān: close to the border
• 沿革 yán gé: evolution of sth over time
• 相沿成习 xiāng yán chéng xí: well established
• 边沿 biān yán: edge