沿

Meaning(preposition, locality, verb)

along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge

Often 沿着. 沿海 = coastal, 沿途 = along the way.

Examples

• 沿着这条路一直走就到了。

  yán zhe zhè tiáo lù yì zhí zǒu jiù dào le.

  Just follow this road and you'll get there.

• 我们沿河散步。

  wǒ men yán hé sàn bù.

  We took a walk along the river.

• 越南沿海有很多美丽的海滩。

  yuè nán yán hǎi yǒu hěn duō měi lì de hǎi tān.

  Vietnam's coast has many beautiful beaches.

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