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边缘
邊緣
biānyuán
1. edge
2. fringe
3. verge
4. brink
5. periphery
6. marginal
7. borderline
HSK 6 Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

边
biān
border, edge, margin, side
HSK 2 5 丶
缘
yuán
reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (4)

边缘人
biānyuánrén
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
边缘化
biānyuánhuà
to marginalize
边缘地区
biānyuándìqū
border area
边缘性人格障碍
biānyuánxìngréngézhàngài
borderline personality disorder (BPD)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
5,222 of 84,292