边缘 (biān yuán) — (noun) edge, fringe, verge, brink, periphery; (adjective) marginal, borderline

Definition

边缘 is the outer edge of something — physical (the edge of a city) or figurative (marginal, peripheral). 边 is the everyday word for a simple side or edge; 边缘 emphasizes the fringe/boundary zone, and as an adjective means 'marginal' (e.g., 边缘学科).

noun
edgefringevergebrinkperiphery
adjective
marginalborderline
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Beispiele

  • 边缘
    Tā zhù zài chéng shì de biān yuán, shàng bān hěn bù fāng biàn.
    He lives on the edge of the city; commuting is very inconvenient.
  • 边缘
    Nà tiáo xiǎo hé cóng shù lín de biān yuán liú guò.
    That small stream flows along the edge of the woods.
  • 边缘
    Zhè ge wèn tí bǐ jiào biān yuán, xū yào zǐ xì tǎo lùn.
    This issue is borderline; it needs careful discussion.

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