沿 1

沿(㳂) [yán] 介

1. ■ （顺着） along:

沿门乞讨 go begging from door to door;

沿着河边走 walk along the river;

沿着海岸航行 sail along the coast;

沿街种了花木。 Along the streets trees and flowers were planted.

动

1. ■ （依照） follow (a tradition, pattern, etc.):

世代相沿 be handed down from generation to generation;

相沿成习 become a custom through long usage

2. ■ （镶边） trim (with tape, ribbon, etc.):

在衣领上沿一道边 trim the collar of a garment

名

1. ■ （边， 多用在名词后） edge; border:

床沿 the edge of a bed;

沟沿 banks of a ditch or canal;

前沿 forward position

另见 yàn。