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
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 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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