上岸 meaning in English
to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
11 strokes
Meaning of 上岸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shàng'àn
- to go ashore; to climb ashore
- (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)
上岸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
全部上岸！
All ashore!
Stroke order for each character
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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- 2
- 3
岸 àn · bank · 8 strokes
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- 2
- 3
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- 8
Related words
Words that share a character with 上岸.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上岸
What does 上岸 mean?
上岸 (shàng'àn) means "to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)".
How do you write 上岸?
上岸 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 岸 (8 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.