沙滩

沙灘

shātān

noun HSK 7 #3,913

Measure Word

一片沙滩 piàn

Meanings

1 sandy beach
2 sand beach

Characters

Examples

孩子们在沙滩上玩。

Háizimen zài shātān shàng wán.

The children are playing on the beach.

我们去沙滩散步吧。

Wǒmen qù shātān sànbù ba.

Let's go for a walk on the beach.

Tips

memory

沙 (sand) + 滩 (shoal/beach) = sandy beach. 滩 specifically refers to a flat, open stretch of land along water.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

滩 tān