Chinese Word: 滩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

滩 (Trad.: 灘)HSK 5

Pinyin: tān

English Definition: beach; shoal; rapids; Classifiers: 片 ; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

Chinese Definition:
①河海边淤积成的平地或水中的沙洲：滩头。滩涂。河滩。海滩。盐滩。
②江河中水浅多石而水流很急的地方：险滩。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 水

Ideographic:Difficult 难 waters 氵 to navigate; 难 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 难摊傩

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沙滩HSK 5	shā tān	beach; sandy shore; Classifiers: 片
海滩	hǎi tān	beach; Classifiers: 片
河滩	hé tān	river bank; strand
滩涂	tān tú	mudflat
戈壁滩	gē bì tān	Gobi desert

1		nán bian 南边 de 的 hǎi tān 海滩 hěn 很 měi 美。 The beaches in the south are very beautiful.
2		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 qù 去 hǎi tān 海滩 dù jià 度假 We are going to the beach for vacation.
3		tā men 他们 zuó tiān 昨天 qù 去 le 了 hǎi tān 海滩。 They went to the beach yesterday.
4		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 shā tān 沙滩 shàng 上 wán r 玩儿。 The children are playing on the beach.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 hǎi tān 海滩 shàng 上 xiǎng shòu 享受 yáng guāng 阳光。 I like to enjoy the sunshine on the beach.

1		nán bian 南边 de 的 hǎi tān 海滩 hěn 很 měi 美。 The beaches in the south are very beautiful.
2		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 qù 去 hǎi tān 海滩 dù jià 度假 We are going to the beach for vacation.
3		tā men 他们 zuó tiān 昨天 qù 去 le 了 hǎi tān 海滩。 They went to the beach yesterday.
4		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 shā tān 沙滩 shàng 上 wán r 玩儿。 The children are playing on the beach.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 hǎi tān 海滩 shàng 上 xiǎng shòu 享受 yáng guāng 阳光。 I like to enjoy the sunshine on the beach.