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沿邊

简沿边 · 繁沿邊

Mandarin · pinyin yán biān

close to the border
along the border

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沿: yán · follow a course, go along
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边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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2–1 · yan2 bian1

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noun

(often attributive) border; along the border

verb

to trim (border with tape, ribbon, etc.)

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