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沿着

沿著
yánzhe
preposition HSK 6 #4,044

Meanings

  1. 1 along; following (a path, road, river, etc.)

Characters

沿
yán
along; to follow
着
zhe
verbal particle indicating continuation
Following along — used before a noun to indicate a path.

Examples

沿着这条街走到头就到了。
Yánzhe zhè tiáo jiē zǒu dào tóu jiù dào le.
Walk to the end of this street and you'll be there.
河水沿着山谷流下来。
Hé shuǐ yánzhe shāngǔ liú xiàlái.
The river flows down along the valley.
我们沿着长城走了很远。
Wǒmen yánzhe Chángchéng zǒule 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.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

沿 yán
着 zhe