沿 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沿线
yánxiàn
along a route or railway line
Characters in this word
线 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 高铁沿线的中小城市借助交通优势，重新调整了产业布局。 Gāotiě yánxiàn de zhōngxiǎo chéngshì jièzhù jiāotōng yōushì, chóngxīn tiáozhěng le chǎnyè bùjú. Small and medium-sized cities along the high-speed railway adjusted their industrial layouts by making use of transport advantages.
- 这条公路沿线有很多小村庄，风景十分优美。 Zhè tiáo gōnglù yánxiàn yǒu hěn duō xiǎo cūnzhuāng, fēngjǐng shífēn yōuměi. There are many small villages along this road, and the scenery is beautiful.
- 铁路沿线新建了几个车站，方便居民出行。 Tiělù yánxiàn xīn jiànle jǐ gè chēzhàn, fāngbiàn jūmín chūxíng. Several new stations were built along the railway to make travel easier for residents.
Related words
- 沿海 yánhǎi coastal area
- 前沿 qiányán frontier; cutting edge
- 沿岸 yán'àn coastal or riverside area; along the shore/bank
- 沿途 yántú along the way; en route
- 沿用 yányòng to continue to use; to carry on using
- 路线 lùxiàn route
- 线 xiàn line; thread
- 光线 guāngxiàn light
- 线索 xiànsuǒ clue
- 直线 zhíxiàn straight line
- 热线 rèxiàn hotline
- 下线 xiàxiàn to go offline