| 沿着 | yán zhe | to go along; to follow |
| 沿 | yán | along; following (a line) |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area; littoral or riparian |
| 沿途 | yán tú | along the sides of the road; by the wayside |
| 沿用 | yán yòng | to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage |
| 沿线 | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line |
| 沿江 | yán jiāng | along the river; the region around the river |
| 沿袭 | yán xí | to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc) |
| 沿革 | yán gé | evolution of sth over time; course of development; history |
| 沿路 | yán lù | along the way; the duration of a journey |
| 沿例 | yán lì | following the model; according to precedent |
| 沿儿 | yánr | edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 马路沿儿) |
| 沿岸地区 | yán àn dì qū | coastal area |
| 沿条儿 | yán tiáor | 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 铜仁地区, Guizhou |
| 沿河县 | Yán hé xiàn | Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 铜仁地区, Guizhou |
| 沿洄 | yán huí | to go with the stream |
| 沿海地区 | yán hǎi dì qū | coastland; coastal areas |
| 沿海州 | yán hǎi zhōu | coastal region; refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai |
| 沿滩 | Yán tān | Yantan district of Zigong city 自贡市, Sichuan |
| 沿滩区 | Yán tān qū | Yantan district of Zigong city 自贡市, Sichuan |
| 沿边 | yán biān | close to the border; along the border |
| 沿边儿 | yán biānr | to trim (border with braid, tape etc) |
