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What does 前沿 mean?

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前沿 qiányán

frontier; cutting edge

It can also mean

  • forward position (military)

Its characters

  1. 前 qián forward
  2. 沿 yán edge

In a sentence

这家公司一直站在科技前沿。 This company has always been at the cutting edge of technology.

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