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沙滩

shā tān · sha tan

Traditional 沙灘

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 片 piàn

Meaning

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  1. beach
  2. sandy shore
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Sweet potatoes at night

  1. Liangliang

    暑假(shǔjià)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)吧(ba)！

    Let us go to the seaside in the summer holiday!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)要(yào)在(zài)沙滩(shātān)上(shàng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Good. I want to sleep on the beach.

  3. Liangliang

    沙滩(shātān)上(shàng)太(tài)热了(rèle)，会(huì)晒黑(shàihēi)的(de)。

    The beach is too hot. You will get tanned.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)晚上(wǎnshang)去(qù)沙滩(shātān)。

    Then we go to the beach at night.

  5. Liangliang

    晚上(wǎnshang)沙滩(shātān)上(shàng)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What is on the beach at night?

  6. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)星星(xīngxing)，还有(háiyǒu)……一个(yīgè)卖(mài)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)。

    Stars, and also... a man selling roasted sweet potatoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)要(yào)跟(gēn)她(tā)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)沙(shā)滩(tān)。

He wanted to go to the beach with her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)能(néng)听(tīng)到(dào)沙(shā)滩(tān)上(shàng)海(hǎi)浪(làng)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)吗(ma)？

Can you hear the noise of the waves on the beach?

Tatoeba: Chinese by EDOBEAR · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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