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沿岸
沿岸 (yán àn): Coastline / shore (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
沿 • yán • to follow a course; along • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yán
沿
to follow a course; along
岸 • àn • shore; coast; bank; • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
àn
岸
shore; coast; bank;
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 沿岸.
Words with
沿
沿海
yán hǎi
along the coast; coastal; littoral
前沿
qián yán
Forefront / cutting edge
沿用
yán yòng
continue to use
沿线
yán xiàn
along the route
沿途
yán tú
along the way
沿着
yán zhe
to go along
Words with
岸
两岸
liǎng àn
bilateral
海岸
hǎi àn
coastal
口岸
kǒu àn
port
对岸
duì àn
On the opposite bank
上岸
shàng àn
to go ashore; to succeed in a competitive exam or job
岸上
àn shàng
ashore
岸然
àn rán
solemnly; in a dignified manner
岸边
àn biān
shore, bank
4.
How to Use 沿岸 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
yán
沿
àn
岸
chéng
城
shì
市
neutral
coastal city
yán
沿
hǎi
海
yán
沿
àn
岸
formal
coastal areas
Verb + Object
with
河岸
yán
沿
hé
河
àn
岸
neutral
along the river bank
Noun + Noun
yán
沿
àn
岸
dì
地
qū
区
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 沿岸
wǒ
我
men
们
zài
在
hé
河
yán
沿
àn
岸
sàn
coastal region
hé
河
liú
流
yán
沿
àn
岸
neutral
river banks
散
bù
步
。
We walked along the riverbank.
zhèng
政
fǔ
府
jì
计
huà
划
zài
在
hú
湖
yán
沿
àn
岸
xiū
修
jiàn
建
yì
一
tiáo
条
shēng
生
tài
态
bù
步
dào
道
。
The government plans to build an ecological trail along the lakeshore.
zhè
这
zuò
座
chéng
城
shì
市
yán
沿
hǎi
海
àn
岸
xiàn
线
yán
沿
àn
岸
yǒu
有
xǔ
许
duō
多
měi
美
lì
丽
de
的
shā
沙
tān
滩
。
This city has many beautiful beaches along the coastline.
nǐ
你
shì
是
fǒu
否
zhù
注
yì
意
dào
到
yán
沿
àn
岸
de
的
gōng
工
chǎng
厂
pái
排
fàng
放
qíng
情
kuàng
况
yǒu
有
suǒ
所
gǎi
改
shàn
善
？
Have you noticed any improvement in the emissions from factories along the shore?
zhè
这
piàn
片
hǎi
海
àn
岸
yán
沿
àn
岸
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
shì
适
hé
合
yóu
游
yǒng
泳
de
的
ān
安
quán
全
qū
区
yù
域
。
There are no safe areas suitable for swimming along this coastline.
