沿

yán

“Along” in Chinese is 沿 (yán).

Other characters with the syllable yan: see all 24 →

Meaning

along
to follow (a line, tradition etc)
to carry on

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to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
border
edge

Example

沿着这条大道走，你就会找到电影院了。

Go along this street, and you'll find the movie theater.

From 沿着 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

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Words containing 沿

沿海yánhǎicoastalHSK 6 沿着yánzheto go alongHSK 6 前沿qiányán(military) forward positionHSK 7-9 沿岸yán'àncoastal areaHSK 7-9 沿途yántúalong the sides of the roadHSK 7-9 沿线yánxiànalong the line (e.g. railway)HSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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