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沿

yán
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Preposition Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Stroke order

8 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

常与'着'连用,如'沿着',表示更具体的跟随路线,不能省略。

Common mistakes

在表示抽象概念如'沿袭传统'时,不能替换为'顺着'。