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沿

yán

along

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Meaning of 沿 in English

yánHSK 5preposition, verb, nounSyllabus #3325
  1. along
  2. border
  3. edge
  4. to follow (a line, tradition etc)
  5. to carry on
  6. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)

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HSK words with 沿

沿海HSK 6前沿HSK 7–9沿岸HSK 7–9沿途HSK 7–9沿线HSK 7–9沿用HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences