Chinese word

沿线

Pronunciation

Pinyinyán xiàn

Meaning

  • nounalong the route

Example

沿线的房子很受欢迎。yán xiàn de fáng zi hěn shòu huān yíng

Houses along the route are very popular.

Illustration for 沿线 (along the route)

More examples

沿线地区的公共服务需要同步改善。yán xiàn dì qū de gōng gòng fú wù xū yào tóng bù gǎi shàn

Public services in the area along the route need to be improved at the same time.

Core concept

A route with its neighboring places gathered into one long strip.

Common phrases

  • 沿线地区yán xiàn dì qū

    area along the route

  • 沿线开发yán xiàn kāi fā

    development along the route

Similar words

沿途yán tú: The places and sections encountered along a road or route during a journey.
路段lù duàn: A defined part of a road or railway between two points.
路边lù biān: The roadside area beside a road, especially the part close to the sidewalk.

Definition in Chinese

指沿着某条线路两旁分布的地点、建筑或社区。zhǐ yán zhe mǒu tiáo xiàn lù liǎng páng fēn bù de dì diǎn jiàn zhù huò shè qū

Word origin

沿 (yán, "along") + 线 (xiàn, "line") combines the idea of following a line with the line itself, giving a noun for the places that extend beside a route.

Usage tips

  • In transport and property conversations, the word can describe a whole corridor rather than one exact point, so the surrounding context identifies the road, railway, or other route involved.

Other meanings

  • area along the routenoun

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