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沿着

yán zhe · yan zhe

Traditional 沿著

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to go along
  2. to follow
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In a conversation

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Follow the river

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)的(de)路(lù)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    How do we walk through the park?

  2. Dengdeng

    沿着(yánzhe)这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)一直(yīzhí)走(zǒu)，就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    Walk along this river and you're there.

  3. Liangliang

    沿着(yánzhe)河(hé)走(zǒu)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long along the river?

  4. Dengdeng

    十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)左右(zuǒyòu)。

    About ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)沿着(yánzhe)河(hé)走(zǒu)了(le)一圈(yīquān)了(le)！

    But we've already walked a whole lap along the river!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)路(lù)沿(yán)着(zhe)陡(dǒu)峭(qiào)的(de)斜(xié)坡(pō)蜿(wān)蜒(yán)而(ér)上(shàng)。

The path zigzagged up the steep slope.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)匹(pǐ)马(mǎ)拉(lā)着(zhe)大(dà)车(chē)沿(yán)着(zhe)大(dà)路(lù)走(zǒu)。

A horse pulled the cart along the road.

Tatoeba: Chinese by megamanenm · English by megamanenm · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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