| 泥潭 | ní tán | quagmire | |
| 水潭 | shuǐ tán | puddle; pool | |
| 一潭死水 | yī tán sǐ shuǐ | a pool of stagnant water; stagnant or listless condition | |
| 龙潭虎穴 | lóng tán hǔ xué | danger spot (idiom) | |
| 日月潭 | rì yuè tán | Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan |
| 1 | It was a deep pool under a high canopy of leaves. | |
| 2 | That pool under the shade of elm trees | |
| 3 | Eventually the little boat can go no further. We have reached the first natural fast water plunge pool. | |
| 4 | Typical Assignment: Swim alongside 10 million golden jellies in an island lake in the Pacific | |
| 5 | Part of the vast central court is a turquoise reflecting pool which has no water, but is filled with frogs and graceful waterfowl. |