Meaning of 沿岸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yán'àn
- coastal area
- littoral or riparian
沿岸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
全世界有超过三分之一的人在沿岸地区居住。
More than a third of the world population lives near a coast.
Stroke order for each character
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沿 yán · along · 8 strokes
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岸 àn · bank · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 沿岸.
| 岸上 | àn shang | ashore; on the riverbank |
| 两岸 | liǎng'àn | bilateral; both shores |
| 沿着 | yánzhe | to go along; to follow |
| 沿海 | yánhǎi | coastal |
| 海岸 | hǎi'àn | coastal; seacoast |
| 沿途 | yántú | along the sides of the road; by the wayside |
| 前沿 | qiányán | (military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront |
| 沿线 | yánxiàn | along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line |
| 上岸 | shàng'àn | to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period o |
| 岸边 | ànbiān | shore |
| 海岸线 | hǎi'ànxiàn | coastline; seaboard |
| 对岸 | duì'àn | opposite bank (of a body of water) |
Questions about 沿岸
What does 沿岸 mean?
沿岸 (yán'àn) means "coastal area; littoral or riparian" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 沿岸?
沿岸 is made of 2 characters: 沿 (8 strokes), 岸 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 沿岸 an HSK word?
Yes. 沿岸 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.