| 1 | 沙滩 | 沙灘 | shā tān | sha1 tan1 | beach; sandy shore; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 2 | 滩 | 灘 | tān | tan1 | beach; shoal; rapids; Classifiers: 片 ; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle | | |
| 3 | 海滩 | 海灘 | hǎi tān | hai3 tan1 | beach; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 4 | 白鹤滩 | 白鶴灘 | bái hè tān | Bai2 he4 tan1 | Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan | | |
| 5 | 沿滩区 | 沿灘區 | yán tān qū | Yan2 tan1 qu1 | Yantan district of Zigong city 自贡市 , Sichuan | | |
| 6 | 暗滩 | 暗灘 | àn tān | an4 tan1 | hidden shoal | | |
| 7 | 沿滩 | 沿灘 | yán tān | Yan2 tan1 | salt flats; salt lake; Yantan district of Zigong city 自贡市 , Sichuan | | |
| 8 | 外滩 | 外灘 | wài tān | Wai4 tan1 | the Shanghai Bund or Waitan | | |
| 9 | 滩涂 | 灘塗 | tān tú | tan1 tu2 | mudflat | | |
| 10 | 滩头堡 | 灘頭堡 | tān tóu bǎo | tan1 tou2 bao3 | beachhead (military) | | |
| 11 | 沙滩鞋 | 沙灘鞋 | shā tān xié | sha1 tan1 xie2 | beach shoes; wetsuit booties | | |
| 12 | 沙滩排球 | 沙灘排球 | shā tān pái qiú | sha1 tan1 pai2 qiu2 | beach volleyball | | |
| 13 | 抢滩 | 搶灘 | qiǎng tān | qiang3 tan1 | to make an amphibious assault; to seize a beachhead; to gain a foothold in (a new market) | | |
| 14 | 浅滩指示浮标 | 淺灘指示浮標 | qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo | qian3 tan1 zhi3 shi4 fu2 biao1 | bar buoy; buoy marking shallows or sandbar | | |
| 15 | 浅滩 | 淺灘 | qiǎn tān | qian3 tan1 | shallows; shoal; sandbar | | |
| 16 | 冷水滩区 | 冷水灘區 | lěng shuǐ tān qū | Leng3 shui3 tan1 qu1 | Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市 , Hunan | | |
| 17 | 冷水滩 | 冷水灘 | lěng shuǐ tān | Leng3 shui3 tan1 | Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市 , Hunan | | |
| 18 | 河滩 | 河灘 | hé tān | he2 tan1 | river bank; strand | | |
| 19 | 河漫滩 | 河漫灘 | hé màn tān | he2 man4 tan1 | floodplain | | |
| 20 | 古董滩 | 古董灘 | gǔ dǒng tān | Gu3 dong3 tan1 | Gudong desert or Antiques desert at Han dynasty Yangguan pass 阳关 , named after many Han dynasty archaeological discoveries | | |
| 21 | 戈壁滩 | 戈壁灘 | gē bì tān | Ge1 bi4 tan1 | Gobi desert | | |
| 22 | 戈壁荒滩 | 戈壁荒灘 | gē bì huāng tān | Ge1 bi4 huang1 tan1 | barren sands of the Gobi desert | | |
| 23 | 白碱滩区 | 白鹼灘區 | bái jiǎn tān qū | Bai2 jian3 tan1 Qu1 | Baijiantan District of Karamay City 克拉玛依市 , Xinjiang | | |
| 24 | 白碱滩 | 白鹼灘 | bái jiǎn tān | Bai2 jian3 tan1 | Baijiantan District of Karamay City 克拉玛依市 , Xinjiang | | |