沿
yán
along
to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
我们沿着河边慢慢地走。
wǒ men yán zhe hé biān màn màn de zǒu。
We walked slowly along the riverside.
他们沿用了几百年前的老方法。
tā men yán yòng le jǐ bǎi nián qián de lǎo fāng fǎ。
They carried on using the old method from several hundred years ago.
Words with 沿
边沿
biān yán
edge
马路沿儿
mǎ lù yán r
roadside
前沿
qián yán
(military) forward position
帽沿
mào yán
variant of 帽檐[mao4 yan2]
床沿
chuáng yán
the edge of a bed
历史沿革
lì shǐ yán gé
historical development
沿海
yán hǎi
coastal
沿条儿
yán tiáo r
tape seam (in dressmaking)
沿例
yán lì
following the model
沿儿
yán r
edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
沿岸
yán àn
coastal area
沿岸地区
yán àn dì qū
coastal area