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coastal
coastal area
along the sides of the road
along the line
to continue to use
to go along
along the way
edge
close to the border
the edge of a bed
along the river
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The Chinese mainland's coasts are surrounded by the Bohai sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China sea and the South China sea.
Source: Tatoeba #6010255 · CC BY 2.0 FRMore than a third of the world population lives near a coast.
Source: Tatoeba #668860 · CC BY 2.0 FRI walked along the river.
Source: Tatoeba #8673733 · CC BY 2.0 FRChinese coastal cities are generally more developed than the inland ones.
Source: Tatoeba #1746077 · CC BY 2.0 FRZhejiang Province is located on the southeastern coast of China and belongs to the East China region.
Source: Tatoeba #13953757 · CC BY 2.0 FRTears rolled down my cheeks.
Source: Tatoeba #345946 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.