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沿着

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
to go along / to follow
HSK 6

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
沿
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *沿* | 沿* | *沿
8画
follow a course, go along
3816.0
ECR
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *着* | 着* | *着
11画
make move, take action
8060.4 8060.1
TQBU

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
沿
to go along / to follow
沿
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
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
variant of 著|着
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
variant of 著|着
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
variant of 著|着
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
variant of 著|着
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick; tactic / (dialect) okay; all right / (dialect) to put in; to add
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply


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