There were few people on the beach.
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沙滩
Traditional: 沙灘
shā tān
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5
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shā tān · saa1 taan1 (Jyutping)
- beach
- sandy shore
- CL:片[pian4]
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Character breakdown
沙
- Meaning
- sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰氵少
- Cangjie
- EFH
- Four-corner
- 3912.0
滩
- Meaning
- bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- ⿰氵难
- Cangjie
- EEOG
- Four-corner
- 3011
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Example sentences
We built a fire on the beach.
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