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

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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
Words with 着
  • 着急zháo jíanxious
  • 接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
  • 有着yǒu zheto have
  • 随着suí zhealong with
着凉
zháo liáng
catch cold; catch a chill
  • 着火zháo huǒto burn
  • 执着zhí zhuópersistence
  • 沉着chén zhuócool-headed; composed
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    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.