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沿着 (yán zhe): To go along (preposition) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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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

着 • zhe • -ing • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
zhe着

-ing

Word Info

Pinyinyán zhe
Meaningto go along
Characters2
Syntaxpreposition

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 沿着.

Words with 沿

  • 沿海yán hǎialong the coast; coastal; littoral
  • 前沿qián yánForefront / cutting edge
  • 沿岸yán àncoastline / shore
  • 沿用yán yòngcontinue to use
  • 沿线yán xiànalong the route
  • 沿途yán túalong the way
4.

Example Sentences with 沿着

wǒ我
men们
yán沿
zhe着
xī溪
liú流
sàn散
bù步
。
We walk along the stream.
wǒ我
men们
yán沿
zhe着
xié斜
pō坡
zǒu走
shàng上
qù
qǐng请
yán沿
zhe着
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
jìng径
zhí直
zǒu
wǒ我
men们
yán沿
zhe着
shān山
jǐ脊
tú徒
bù步
lǚ
wǒ我
men们
yán沿
zhe着
qū岖
jìng径
màn慢
màn慢
qián
去
。
We walk up along the slope.
走
。
Please walk straight along this path.
旅
xíng行
。
We hiked along the mountain ridge.
前
xíng行
。
We slowly advanced along the winding path.