滩 (灘)
tān
Pinyin

Definition

滩 (灘)
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tān
  1. beach
  2. shoal
  3. rapids
  4. CL:片[piàn]
  5. classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

沙滩
shā tān
  1. 1 beach
  2. 2 sandy shore
  3. 3 classifier: 片 piàn
海滩
hǎi tān
  1. 1 beach
  2. 2 classifier: 片 piàn
外滩
Wài tān
  1. 1 the Shanghai Bund or Waitan
滩
tān
  1. 1 beach
  2. 2 shoal
  3. 3 rapids
  4. 4 classifier: 片 piàn
  5. 5 classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
冷水滩
Lěng shuǐ tān
  1. 1 Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[Yǒng zhōu shì], Hunan

Sample Sentences

嗯，你真会做人啊！我听说上海外滩挺好玩的。
en ，nǐ zhēn huì zuòrén a ！wǒ tīngshuō Shànghǎi Wàitān tǐng hǎowán de 。
Well, you are really sociable. I heard that Shanghai Bund is quite fun.
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沙滩！还要有个凉亭、排球场、吧台。
shātān ！hái yào yǒu gè liángtíng 、páiqiúchǎng 、bātái 。
A beach! And a pavilion, a volley ball court and a bar.
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在外滩朝东面看，可以看到东方明珠。
zài Wàitān cháo dōngmiàn kàn ，kěyǐ kàndào Dōngfāngmíngzhū 。
If you look eastwards from the Bund, you can see the Oriental Pearl Tower
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这你都不知道？那可是世界七大奇景之一啊，是由珊瑚礁石群组成的，从北向南绵延两千公里。想象一下，美丽的珊瑚，纯白的沙滩，各种海洋生物围绕着你，我们两个大美女就在那里摆拍各种美艳销魂的照片……
zhè nǐ dōu bù zhīdào ？nà kě shì shìjièqīdàqíjǐng zhīyī ā ，shì yóu shānhújiāo shí qún zǔchéng de ，cóng běi xiàng nán miányán èrqiān gōngli 。xiǎngxiàng yīxià ，měilì de shānhú ，chún bái de shātān ，gèzhǒng hǎiyáng shēngwù wéirào zhe nǐ ，wǒmen liǎng gè dàměinǚ jiù zài nàlǐ bǎi pāi gèzhǒng měiyànxiāohún de zhàopiàn ……
You don't even know that much? It's one of the seven wonders of the world, It's formed by coral reefs, stretching 2000 km from north to south. Think of it, pretty coral, pristine white beaches with different sea creatures all around and the two of us taking glam pictures there...
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多了去了。先和你说说澳大利亚的啊：悉尼除了有歌剧院，还有海滩。昆士兰有黄金海岸，有很多主题公园，比如华纳兄弟影城什么的。哦，还有大堡礁，还有……
duōleqùle 。xiān hé nǐ shuō shuo Àodàlìyà de ā ：Xīní chúle yǒu gējùyuàn ，háiyǒu hǎitān 。kūnshìlán yǒu huángjīnhǎiàn ，yǒu hěn duō zhǔtí gōngyuán ，bǐrú huánàxiōngdìyǐngchéng shénme de 。ò ，háiyǒu dàbǎojiāo ，háiyǒu ……
There's so many. Well first let me tell you about Australia: As well as the opera house, Sydney also has beaches. On the Gold Coast in Queensland there are lots of theme parks, like Warner Bros. Movie World among others. Oh, and there's the Great Barrier Reef, and...
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从外滩陈毅广场到上海体育场，全程42公里呢。
cóng Wàitān Chényì guǎngchǎng dào Shànghǎi tǐyùchǎng ，quánchéng sìshíèr gōnglǐ ne 。
It goes from Chenyi Square on The Bund to Shanghai Stadium. The total distance is 42 kilometers.
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香烟氲成一滩光圈，
xiāngyān yūn chéng yī tān guāngquān ，
The smoke disperses, leaving a space of light
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我游览了外滩和东方明珠。
wǒ yóulǎn le Wàitān hé Dōngfāngmíngzhū 。
I visited The Bund and the Pearl Tower.
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晚上在外滩呢五颜六色的，很漂亮。
wǎnshang zài Wàitān ne wǔyánliùsè de ，hěn piàoliang 。
The Bund at night is full of color. It's very pretty.
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我发现中国人好像特别怕晒黑。前几天我看新闻，说青岛海滩上很多女人戴着面罩防晒，看起来好吓人！
wǒ fāxiàn Zhōngguórén hǎoxiàng tèbié pà shàihēi 。qiánjǐtiān wǒ kàn xīnwén ，shuō Qīngdǎo hǎitān shàng hěn duō nǚrén dài zhe miànzhào fángshài ，kàn qǐlái hǎo xiàrén ！
I've found that Chinese people really seem to hate getting tan. I saw in the news the last few days that in Qingdao there are a lot of women wearing face masks to block the sun. They look terrifying!
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