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边缘

biān yuán · bian yuan

Traditional 邊緣

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
  2. marginal; borderline
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Phone on the edge

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)边缘(biānyuán)，快(kuài)掉(diào)下去(xiàqù)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, your phone is on the edge of the table. It's about to fall!

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，谢谢(xièxie)！

    Ah, thanks!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)把(bǎ)东西(dōngxi)放(fàng)在(zài)边缘(biānyuán)，是不是(shìbùshì)喜欢(xǐhuan)冒险(màoxiǎn)？

    You always put things on the edge. Do you like taking risks?

  4. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)的(de)桌子(zhuōzi)中间(zhōngjiān)已经(yǐjīng)放(fàng)满(mǎn)了(le)。

    No. The middle of my table is already full.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)桌子(zhuōzi)，边缘(biānyuán)比(bǐ)中间(zhōngjiān)还(hái)热闹(rènao)。

    Ha ha, so the edge of your table is livelier than the middle.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

侧(cè)边(biān)栏(lán)显(xiǎn)示(shì)在(zài)网(wǎng)站(zhàn)标(biāo)志(zhì)下(xià)方(fāng)的(de)页(yè)面(miàn)边(biān)缘(yuán)。

The sidebar is displayed on the edge of the page below the site logo.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by hecko2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)人(rén)类(lèi)自(zì)我(wǒ)毁(huǐ)灭(miè)的(de)边(biān)缘(yuán)，第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)接(jiē)触(chù)成(chéng)了(le)福(fú)音(yīn)。

First Contact became humanity's salvation as it was at the brink of self-destruction.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by nonong · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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