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浅滩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

浅滩 Usage and Examples

shoal

shallow

sandbank

flat

浅滩上的潮水逐渐退去。

The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows.

这些声音在浅滩上逐渐消失,所以鲸鱼没有听到回声,就撞到了岸边。

These just fade out on shallow beaches, so the whale doesn't hear an echo and it crashes onto the shore.

The characters in 浅滩

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
浅
qiǎn8shallow, light color
滩
tān13beach, rapids, or shoals

More words starting with 浅

  • qiǎn浅cháng尝sample, taste lightly
  • qiǎn浅cháng尝le了sampled, dabbed in
  • qián浅shuǐ水shallow water
  • qián浅shuǐ水qū区shallow water, shallows
  • qián浅qiǎn浅The swift flow of water.
  • qián浅qiǎn浅de的shallow, light
  • qiǎn浅fú浮diāo雕bas-relief, low relief
  • qiǎn浅fú浮diāo雕tú图àn案bas-relief pattern, low-relief pattern
  • qián浅hǎi海shallow sea, shallows
  • qián浅hǎi海qū区yù域shallow sea area, shallow waters
  • qiǎn浅dàn淡light, pale
  • qiǎn浅dàn淡de的Pale, Light

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Questions about 浅滩

What does 浅滩 mean in Chinese?

浅滩 (qiǎn tān) means “shoal, shallow, sandbank, flat”.

How do you pronounce 浅滩?

浅滩 is pronounced qiǎn tān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “shoal” in Chinese?

“shoal” is 浅滩 (qiǎn tān) in Chinese.

How is 浅滩 used in a sentence?

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

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