海滩

海灘

hǎitān

noun HSK 7-9 #2,227

Measure Word

一片海滩 piàn

Meanings

1 beach
2 seashore

Characters

Examples

我们去海滩玩吧。

Wǒmen qù hǎitān wán ba.

Let’s go to the beach.

孩子们在海滩上堆沙堡。

Háizi men zài hǎitān shàng duī shā bǎo.

The children are building sandcastles on the beach.

这片海滩的日落很美。

Zhè piàn hǎitān de rìluò hěn měi.

The sunset at this beach is beautiful.

Tips

usage

海滩 specifically refers to a sandy beach by the sea. For a lakeside or riverside beach, use 沙滩 (shātān) instead.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

滩 tān