盐沼

鹽沼
yánzhǎo
noun #35,866

Measure Word

盐沼 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 salt marsh
  2. 2 salt flat
  3. 3 saline wetland

Examples

HSK 7-9
Bōlìwéiyà de Wūyóuní yánzhǎo shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de yánzhǎo.
Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world.
HSK 7-9
Zhè piàn yánzhǎo shì hòuniǎo de zhòngyào qīxīdì.
This salt marsh is an important habitat for migratory birds.

Tips

usage
Covers both inland salt flats (like Salar de Uyuni 乌尤尼盐沼) and coastal salt marshes. Compare 沼泽 ('swamp/marsh,' freshwater) and 盐田 ('salt-evaporation pond,' a man-made facility for harvesting salt). 盐沼 is the natural saline ecosystem.

Stroke Order

yán
zhǎo