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暗礁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

暗礁 Usage and Examples

reef

submerged rock

hidden danger

pitfall

船只沉没通常为创造水下暗礁提供了条件,这是水肺潜水和保护海洋栖息地最理想的环境。

Ships are often sunk in order to create underwater reefs perfect for scuba diving and preserving marine habitats.

把这些项目称为“刺激”,突然之间,一艘驶向经济灾难暗礁的船可能会打着经济复苏的旗号在国会通过

Call these projects "stimulus", and suddenly, a ship headed for the reef of economic disaster might sail through congress flying the flag of economic recovery.

The characters in 暗礁

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
暗
àn13dark, hidden, ignorant
礁
jiāo17rock or coral reef

More words starting with 暗

  • àn暗xià下jué决xīn心secretly resolve, privately decide
  • àn暗zhōng中secretly, covertly
  • àn暗zhōng中zuò做chū出de的clandestine, secret
  • àn暗le了It's dark, It got dark
  • àn暗le了xià下lai来It got dark, It grew dark
  • àn暗jiàn剑zuì最nán难fáng防A hidden sword is the hardest to guard against., Hidden attacks are the hardest to defend against.
  • àn暗hào号A secret signal or password
  • àn暗hán含imply, hint
  • àn暗dì地lǐ里secretly, covertly
  • àn暗dì地lǐ里de的suàn算jì计ulterior motives, secret plotting
  • àn暗chǎng场Dark field
  • àn暗chǎng场miáo描xiě写Off-screen description, Off-stage description

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Questions about 暗礁

What does 暗礁 mean in Chinese?

暗礁 (àn jiāo) means “reef, submerged rock, hidden danger, pitfall”.

How do you pronounce 暗礁?

暗礁 is pronounced àn jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “reef” in Chinese?

“reef” is 暗礁 (àn jiāo) in Chinese.

How is 暗礁 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 暗礁, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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