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沿 yán along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge
提心吊胆 xīn diào dǎn (saying) to be very scared and on edge
border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)
镶边 xiāng biān edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)
濒临 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
悬崖勒马 xuán lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time
bīn (bound form) water's edge; bank; shore / (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc)
插脚 chā jiǎo to shove in / to edge in / fig. to poke one's nose into people's business / prong
驳岸 àn a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment / revetment
开刃 kāi rèn to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc
溜边 liū biān to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
擦边 biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
拼板 pīn bǎn to edge-join boards with glue to form a panel (woodworking)
挨边 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
卷边 juǎn biān to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
搬起石头砸自己的脚 bān shí tou de jiǎo to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) / hoisted by one's own petard
敲锣边儿 qiāo luó biān er to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
溜边儿 liū biānr to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved


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