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滩

tān · tan

Traditional 灘

Measure word: 片 piàn

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beach
shoal
rapids
classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

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孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)沙(shā)滩(tān)上(shàng)堆(duī)城(chéng)堡(bǎo)。

The children are building a castle on the beach.

小(xiǎo)船(chuán)搁(gē)浅(qiǎn)在(zài)河(hé)滩(tān)上(shàng)。

The small boat ran aground on the river shoal.

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