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沿 yán

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沿 yán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yán | yan2
English translation
along
following (a line)
riverside (often with 兒 ér
>儿 ér erhua)
to follow a course, to go along

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About 沿 yán

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

沿 yán

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 沿 yán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵 shuǐ ⿱几口

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

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Example sentences using 沿 yán

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我 wǒ 带 dài 着 zhāo 狗 gǒu 沿 yán 那条河 hé 散步 sànbù .

I took my dog for a walk along the river.

一 yī 只 zhǐ 鸽子 gēzi 沿着 yán zhe 屋顶 wū dǐng 大摇大摆 dà yáo dà bǎi 地 de 走 zǒu , 有 yǒu 节奏 jiézòu 地 de 咕咕叫 jiào .

A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.

拉曼自 zì 频 pín 移 yí 效应 xiào yìng 使 shǐ 飞秒 fēi miǎo 脉冲 mài chōng 向 Xiàng 后 Hòu 沿 yán 非线性 fēi xiàn xìng 漂移 piāo yí .

The pulse was drift backwards nonlinear by the self - frequency shift effect.

他 tā 沿 yán 街 jiē 走 zǒu 过 Guò 几 jī 条 tiáo 横 héng 马路 mǎ lù .

He walked several blocks up the street.

该 gāi 遗址 yí zhǐ 位于 wèiyú 东 Dōng 辽河 Liáo Hé 沿岸 yán àn ,面积 miànjī 2万余平方米 píng fāng mǐ .

The site, distributed over 2000 m 2, is situated by the Dong Liao River.

Words with 沿 yán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沿 yán along沿 yán
沿着 yán zhe to go along沿著
前沿 qián yán front-line前沿 qián yán
沿途 yán tú by the wayside沿途 yán tú
沿岸 yán àn coastal area沿岸 yán àn
沿用 yán yòng to apply as before沿用 yán yòng
沿海地区 yán hǎi dì qū coastland沿海地區
沿海 yánhǎi coastal沿海 yánhǎi
沿袭 yán xí to carry on as before沿襲
边沿 biān yán edge邊沿
沿线 yán xiàn the region near the line沿線
沿革 yán gé history沿革 yán gé
沿边 yán biān close to the border沿邊
床沿 chuáng yán bedside床沿 chuáng yán
沿河县 Yán hé xiàn Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区 Tóng rén dì qū [Tóng​rén​dì​qū], Guizhou沿河縣
沿河土家族自治县 Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区 Tóng rén dì qū [Tóng​rén​dì​qū], Guizhou沿河土家族自治縣
相沿成习 xiāng yán chéng xí well established相沿成習
沿滩区 Yán tān qū Yantan district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市 Zì gòng shì [Zì​gòng​shì], Sichuan沿灘區

沿 yán Decomposition & Compounds

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沿 yán Decomposition

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