| 沿儿 | [ yán ] edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿) |
| 沿岸地区 | [ yán àn dì qū ] coastal area |
| 沿条儿 | [ yán ] tape seam (in dressmaking), tape trim |
| 沿河土家族自治县 | [ yán hé tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn ] Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou |
| 沿河县 | [ yán hé xiàn ] Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou |
| 沿海地区 | [ yán haǐ dì qū ] coastland, coastal areas |
| 沿滩 | [ yán tān ] Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 沿滩区 | [ yán tān qū ] Yantan District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 沿线 | [ yán xiàn ] along the line (e.g. railway), the region near the line |
| 沿着 | [ yán zhe ] to go along, to follow |
| 沿袭 | [ yán xí ] to carry on as before, to follow (an old custom etc) |
| 沿边 | [ yán biān ] close to the border, along the border |
| 沿边儿 | [ yán biān ] to trim (border with braid, tape etc) |
| ⇒ 历史沿革 | [ lì shǐ yán gé ] historical development, background |
| ⇒ 相沿成习 | [ xiāng yán chéng xí ] well established, accepted as a result of long usage |
| ⇒ 边沿 | [ biān yán ] edge, fringe |
| ⇒ 马路沿儿 | [ mǎ lù yán ] roadside, edge of the road |
