流沙

liúshā

noun #28,502

Meanings

1 quicksand
2 flowing sand; drifting sand
3 semi-liquid filling (e.g. salted egg custard)

Characters

to flow; flowing

Examples

HSK 7-9

探险家不小心陷入了流沙，险些丧命。

Tànxiǎnjiā bù xiǎoxīn xiànrù le liúshā, xiǎnxiē sàngmìng.

The explorer accidentally fell into quicksand and nearly lost his life.

HSK 7-9

流沙包是一种港式点心，咬开后有金黄色的流心馅料。

Liúshābāo shì yī zhǒng Gǎngshì diǎnxīn, yǎo kāi hòu yǒu jīnhuángsè de liúxīn xiànliào.

Salted egg custard buns are a Hong Kong dim sum; when you bite in, golden liquid filling flows out.

Tips

culture

流沙包 (lava buns with salted egg custard) have become a widely popular dim sum item; the 流沙 (flowing) part of the name perfectly describes the molten filling.

Stroke Order

流 liú

沙 shā