海岸
hǎi’àn
coast, seashore
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 我们沿着海岸散步。We took a walk along the coast.
- 这个城市在东部海岸。This city is on the east coast.
Collocations
海岸线沿着海岸东部海岸海岸风光
Mnemonic
海 hǎi "sea" + 岸 àn "shore, bank": the shore meeting the sea, i.e. the coast. 海岸线 = coastline. The 岸 is the same as in 河岸 (héʼàn, riverbank) and 两岸 (liǎngʼàn, both banks/shores).
Related
海岸线海边沿海海滩
Quick check
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