biān yuán
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  • 1

    n.edge; brink; fringe; verge

    • xuán yá biān yuán zhǎng zhe yī kē shù

      悬崖边缘

      A tree grows on the edge of the cliff.

    • tā zhù de dì fang zài chéng shì biān yuán

      地方城市边缘

      He lives on the edge of the city.

    • shuǐ yǐ jīng màn dào le chí zi de biān yuán

      已经池子边缘

      The water had reached the edge of the pool.

  • 2

    adj.marginal; borderline; connected to two or more areas

    • yǒu rén chuàng jiàn le biān yuán xué kē

      有人创建边缘学科

      Someone created a borderline subject.

    • tā chuàng jiàn de zhè mén kē xué shì jiè hū dì zhì xué hé lì xué zhī jiān de biān yuán kē xué

      创建科学介乎地质学力学之间边缘科学

      The science he founded was the borderline science between geology and mechanics.

    • duì yú zhè zhǒng biān yuán kē xué rén men hái bù liǎo jiě

      对于边缘科学人们了解

      People don't understand this kind of frontier science.

Word usage

  • Note
    "边缘" is different from "边沿". "边沿" is generally only used for concrete things; "边缘" can be used for concrete things as well as abstract things.