边沿

Traditional (Taiwan): 邊沿

biānyán ㄅㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ

    • edge
    • fringe

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 边缘 biānyuán
    • 边缘地带 fringe area

Antonyms 反义词

  • 中心 zhōngxīn
    • 城市中心 city center
    • 花园中心 the center of a garden

Telling them apart

边沿 is the part along an edge, used of concrete things such as a lake, road, field or object. 边缘 has a wider range, covering places and areas and also abstract situations, as in 边缘学科 or on the brink of something.

Other words read biānyán

bianyan with other tones

  • 便宴 biànyàn informal banquet

Near homophones of bianyan

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