沿 (yán) — (preposition) along; (verb) to follow (a line, tradition, etc.); to carry on; (noun) border, edge
Definition
沿 (yán) is a formal preposition meaning 'along' (a line, river, coast) and a verb meaning to follow or carry on a tradition — more formal and written than 顺, which is the everyday spoken 'along'.
preposition
along
verb
to follow (a line, tradition, etc.)to carry on
noun
borderedge
Examples
- 。Qǐng yán zhe zhè tiáo lù yì zhí zǒu dào tóu.Please walk all the way to the end along this road.
- 。Tā men yán yòng le lǎo yí bèi de fāng fǎ.They continued using the methods of the older generation.
- 。Zhè ge chéng shì yán hǎi jiàn le hěn duō gōng chǎng.This city built many factories along the coast.
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