沙
滩

Beach in Chinese: 沙滩 (shā tān)

shā tān

beach

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 沙灘2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1beach
  2. 2sandy shore

Stroke order

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沙
滩

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄊㄢ

tān

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

沙滩

Simplified

沙灘

Traditional

Example sentences

See 沙滩 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我在沙滩打排球。

    wǒ zài shā tān dǎ pái qiú。

    I'm on the beach playing volleyball.

  • 我们来这个沙滩玩过。

    wǒ men lái zhè ge shā tān wán guò。

    We have played at this beach.

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Related words

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

沙漠

shā mò

desert

沙子

shā zi

sand

风沙

fēng shā

sand blown by wind

海滩

hǎi tān

beach

沙龙

shā lóng

salon (loanword)

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