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顺着

shùn zhe · shun zhe

Traditional 順著

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to follow
  2. following
  3. along
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Ducks on the river

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)顺着(shùnzhe)这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)走(zǒu)，好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Shall we walk along this river?

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，顺着(shùnzhe)河(hé)走(zǒu)，风(fēng)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)。

    Sure. Walking along the river, the breeze is lovely.

  3. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，小鸭子(xiǎoyāzi)也(yě)顺着(shùnzhe)河(hé)游(yóu)！

    Look, the ducklings are swimming along the river too!

  4. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)游(yóu)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)，我们(wǒmen)跟不上(gēnbushàng)！

    They swim so fast. We can't keep up!

  5. Liangliang

    快(kuài)走(zǒu)，跟着(gēnzhe)它们(tāmen)去(qù)看看(kànkan)！

    Quick, let's follow them and see!

  6. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)游到(yóudào)桥下(qiáoxià)了(le)，原来(yuánlái)那儿(nàr)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)喂(wèi)面包(miànbāo)！

    They swam under the bridge. Turns out someone is feeding bread there!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

眼(yǎn)泪(lèi)顺(shùn)着(zhe)她(tā)的(de)脸(liǎn)颊(jiá)流(liú)下(xià)来(lái)。

Tears were flowing down her cheeks.

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

02

请(qǐng)顺(shùn)着(zhe)这(zhè)条(tiáo)路(lù)一(yì)直(zhí)往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)。

Go straight ahead along this street.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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