滩头

灘頭
tāntóu
noun #35,614

Meanings

  1. 1 beach
  2. 2 beachhead (military)
  3. 3 shore landing area

Examples

HSK 3
Háizi men zài tāntóu wán shāzi.
The children played in the sand at the shoreline.
HSK 7-9
Méngjūn chénggōng gōngzhàn le tāntóu zhèndì.
The Allied forces successfully captured the beachhead.

Tips

usage
Most charged use is military: 滩头阵地 'beachhead position' (think Normandy, Iwo Jima). Also literal - the strip of beach exposed at low tide. The compound 抢滩 'seize the beach' shares the same imagery.

Stroke Order

tān
tóu