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  • along
  • to follow (a line, tradition etc)
  • to carry on
  • to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
  • border
  • edge
  • (military) forward position
  • frontier; cutting-edge; forefront
  • variant of 帽檐[mao4 yan2]
Trad. 邊沿
  • edge
  • fringe
  • following the model
  • according to precedent
Trad. 沿兒
  • edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
  • coastal area
  • littoral or riparian
  • along the river
  • the region around the river
  • see 沿河土家族自治縣|沿河土家族自治县[Yan2 he2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 沿灘
  • Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan
  • to continue to use (old methods)
  • to apply as before
  • according to usage
Trad. 沿線
  • along the line (e.g. railway)
  • the region near the line
Trad. 沿著
  • to go along
  • to follow
Trad. 沿襲
  • to carry on as before
  • to follow (an old custom etc)
  • along the way; on the way
  • area beside a road
  • along the sides of the road
  • by the wayside
Trad. 沿邊
  • close to the border
  • along the border
  • evolution of sth over time
  • course of development
  • history

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