沿着

沿著

yánzhe

preposition HSK 6 #4,044

Meanings

Following along — used before a noun to indicate a path.

沿着这条街走到头就到了。

Yánzhe zhè tiáo jiē zǒu dàotóu jiù dào le.

Walk to the end of this street and you'll be there.

河水沿着山谷流下来。

Héshuǐ yánzhe shāngǔ liúxià lái.

The river flows down along the valley.

我们沿着长城走了很远。

Wǒmen yánzhe Chángchéng zǒu le hěn yuǎn.

We walked a long way along the Great Wall.

沿着海岸线开车非常舒服。

Yánzhe hǎi'ànxiàn kāichē fēicháng shūfu.

Driving along the coastline is very comfortable.

usage

沿着 is the spoken form of 沿. Pattern: 沿着 + noun + verb. It always goes before the path/route you are following.

沿 yán

着 zhe