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沙滩 (shā tān): Beach (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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沙滩 consists of 2 characters.

sand; fine, granular particles

beach, sandbar, shoal

How to Use 沙滩 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沙滩 with other words naturally.

Noun + Locativewith上

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

neutral

on the beach

Verb + Objectwith去

qù去

shā沙

tān滩

neutralSpoken

Noun + Nounwith排球

shā沙

tān滩

pái排

qiú球

Measure Word + Nounwith片

yī一

piàn片

shā沙

tān滩

Adjective + Nounwith金色

jīn金

sè色

shā沙

tān滩

Example Sentences with 沙滩

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

go to the beach

neutral

beach volleyball

neutral

a stretch of beach

neutral

golden beach

wán玩

shā沙

zi子

。

The children are playing with sand on the beach.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

jīn金

sè色

de的

shā沙

tān滩

shang上

kuài快

lè乐

de地

bēn奔

pǎo跑

。

The children are running happily on the golden beach.

zhè这

piàn片

shā沙

tān滩

yǐ以

qí其

xì细

nì腻

de的

bái白

shā沙

hé和

qīng清

chè澈

de的

hǎi海

shuǐ水

ér而

wén闻

míng名

xiá遐

ěr迩

。

This beach is renowned far and wide for its fine white sand and crystal-clear seawater.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

nǎ哪

gè个

shā沙

tān滩

dù度

jià假

，

xū需

yào要

wǒ我

bāng帮

nǐ你

yù预

dìng订

jiǔ酒

diàn店

ma吗

？

Which beach are you planning to go to for the weekend vacation, do you need me to help you book a hotel?

xià夏

tiān天

de的

shí时

hòu候

，

hěn很

duō多

rén人

xǐ

yóu由

yú于

tái台

fēng风

yù预

jǐng警

，

wǒ我

men们

bù

tā他

yì一

biān边

zài在

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

sàn散

bù步

bàng傍

wǎn晚

de的

shā沙

tān滩

bèi被

xī夕

yáng阳

rǎn染

jì记

de得

dài带

shàng上

fáng防

shài晒

shuāng霜

hé和

zhē遮

yáng

喜

huān欢

qù去

shā沙

tān滩

shài晒

tài太

yáng阳

。

In summer, many people like to go to the beach to sunbathe.

不

dé得

bù不

qǔ取

xiāo消

yuán原

dìng定

de的

shā沙

tān滩

lù露

yíng营

jì计

huà划

。

Due to the typhoon warning, we had no choice but to cancel our planned beach camping trip.

，

yì一

biān边

sī思

kǎo考

zhe着

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

He was walking on the beach while contemplating the solution to this complex project.

chéng成

le了

jīn金

huáng黄

sè色

，

jǐng景

sè色

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

The beach in the evening is dyed golden by the sunset, creating a very beautiful scene.

阳

mào帽

，

bù不

rán然

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

de的

yáng阳

guāng光

huì会

bǎ把

nǐ你

shài晒

shāng伤

de的

。

Remember to bring sunscreen and a sun hat, otherwise the sun on the beach will burn you.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沙滩.

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沙子shā zi
沙漠shā mò
沙砾shā lì
沙鸥shā ōu
沙龙shā lóng
风沙fēng shā

Words with 滩

海滩hǎi tān