潮汐

cháoxī

noun #17,365

Meanings

潮 refers to the morning/daytime tide and 汐 to the evening tide. Together they mean 'tide' in general.

HSK 6

潮汐是由月球引力引起的。

Cháoxī shì yóu yuèqiú yǐnlì yǐnqǐ de.

Tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull.

HSK 7-9

渔民根据潮汐安排出海时间。

Yúmín gēnjù cháoxī ānpái chūhǎi shíjiān.

Fishermen schedule their trips to sea according to the tides.

memory

潮 = morning tide (daytime), 汐 = evening tide (nighttime). Together they cover the full cycle of tidal movement - day and night, in and out.

潮 cháo

汐 xī