沿

yán

HSK 5 介 / verb / noun

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Meaning 释义

  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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In real sentences 真实例句

沿yán著zhù栅栏zhàlán走时zǒushí， 他tā看到kàndào了le一yī只zhǐ老鼠lǎoshǔ。

Walking along the fence he noticed a mouse.

Tatoeba #770247

泪水lèishuǐ沿yán著zhù爱丽丝Àilìsī的de脸颊liǎnjiá流liú下来xiàlai。

Tears ran down Alice's cheeks.

Tatoeba #840557

我们wǒmen沿yán著zhù河hé散步sànbù。

We took a walk along the river.

Tatoeba #903344

约翰Yuēhàn沿yán著zhù河hé散步sànbù。

John took a walk along the river.

Tatoeba #894407

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

嘿 hēi HSK 6 拿 ná HSK 2 穿 chuān HSK 1 长 cháng HSK 2 儿子 ér zi HSK 1 愿意 yuàn yì HSK 3 房子 fáng zi HSK 3 房间 fáng jiān HSK 1

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