ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
prep.fmlalong
乞丐沿门要饭。
The beggar go begging from door to door.
他们沿海岸航行。
They sail along the coast.
你们最好沿路边走。
You'd better walk along the side of the road.
- 2
n.edge; border; rim
锅沿
edge of a pan
碗沿
rim of a bowl
床沿
the edge of a bed
- 3
v.fmlfollow
沿用
continue to use
沿袭
inherit
- 4
v.trim /hem (with ribbon, tape, etc.)
沿有毛皮的外套
coat trimmed with fur
沿鞋口
trim the top of a shoe
在衣领处沿一道边
trim the collar of a garment
Words and phrases with 沿
- 沿海沼泽[word]marine/paralic swamp
- 沿岸[word]along the bank of a river or lake or the coast of the sea
- 沿海气候[word]coastal climate
- 沿海贸易[word]cabotage
- 沿边[word]edgeways
- 沿线[word]along the line
- 沿河[word]along the river
- 沿边儿[word]border
- 沿海航运[word]coasting shipping
- 沿才授职[idiom]assignment on a merit basis
- 沿门托钵[idiom]beg alms from door to door