沙滩 meaning in English

shātān

beach; sandy shore

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 沙灘20 strokes

Meaning of 沙滩

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shātān
  1. beach
  2. sandy shore

Measure word: 片

沙滩 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

孩hái子zi们men喜xǐ欢huān在zài沙shā滩tān上shàng玩wán。
Children love playing on the beach.
我wǒ们men在zài沙shā滩tān上shàng起qǐ了le火huǒ。
We built a fire on the beach.
他tā正zhèng在zài沙shā滩tān上shàng做zuò运yùn动dòng。
He is exercising on the beach.
在zài我wǒ出chū差chāi时shí你nǐ可kě以yǐ去qù享xiǎng受shòu沙shā滩tān。
You could go to rest on the sea while I'm on a business trip.
我wǒ们men来lái这zhè个ge沙shā滩tān玩wán过guò。
We have played at this beach.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

沙 shā · sand · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

滩 tān · rapids · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 沙滩.

沙发shāfā(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙子shāzisand; grit
沙漠shāmòdesert
海滩hǎitānbeach
沙龙shālóngsalon (loanword)
风沙fēngshāsand blown by wind; sandstorm
沙拉shālā(loanword) salad
沙皇shāhuángczar (loanword)
沙丘shāqiūsand dune; sandy hill
沙丁鱼shādīngyúsardine (loanword)
沙沙shāshārustle
沙袋shādàisandbag; punching bag (trad. filled with sand)

Questions about 沙滩

What does 沙滩 mean?

沙滩 (shātān) means "beach; sandy shore" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 沙滩?

沙滩 is made of 2 characters: 沙 (7 strokes), 滩 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 沙滩 an HSK word?

Yes. 沙滩 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 沙滩 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 沙滩 is written 沙灘.