海滩 hǎitān beach
How to remember 海滩: 海 sea + 滩 rapids = beach.
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How it is used
- Means a beach (the sandy shore) - 在海滩上晒太阳 (zài hǎitān shàng shài tàiyáng) sunbathing on the beach.
- Concrete: the sand-and-shore surface where you swim and lie down; measure word 片 (piàn).
- Contrast 海滨 (hǎibīn, seaside area) and 沙滩 (shātān, sandy beach, near-synonym) - 海滩 specifically the seashore beach.
Example sentences
- 去海滩走哪条路？ Qù hǎitān zǒu nǎtiáo lù?Which way is the beach?
- 我们上周去了海滩。 Wǒmen shàngzhōu qù le hǎitān.We went to the beach last week.
- 从这里到海滩该怎么走？ Cóng zhèlǐ dào hǎitān gāi zěnme zǒu?How do I get to the beach from here?