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HSK
to go along / to follow
HSK 6
coastal
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沿* | 沿* | *沿
along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge
HSK 6
along the sides of the road / by the wayside
HSK 7-9
(military) forward position / frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
HSK 7-9
coastal area / littoral or riparian
HSK 7-9
along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line
HSK 7-9
to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage
edge / fringe
along the river / the region around the river
to carry on as before / to follow (an old custom etc)
Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan
the edge of a bed
evolution of sth over time / course of development / history
well established / accepted as a result of long usage
variant of 帽檐
to go with the stream
historical development / background
coastland / coastal areas
Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
close to the border / along the border
tape seam (in dressmaking) / tape trim
to trim (border with braid, tape etc)
following the model / according to precedent
edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
coastal area
Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
coastal region / refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai
Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan
along the way; on the way / area beside a road
roadside / edge of the road


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