"Shore" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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海滨 hǎi bīn shore / seaside
岸 àn bank / shore / beach / coast / CL:個|个[ge4]
畔 pàn edge / side / boundary / bank (of a river etc) / shore
岸边 àn biān shore
水边 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
陆 lù shore / land / continent
浦 pǔ river bank / shore / river drainage ditch (old)
滨 bīn shore / beach / coast / bank / to border on
涯 yá border / horizon / shore
漘 chún shore
澨 shì bank / shore / name of a river
橕 chēng a prop / a shore
沙滩 shā tān beach / sandy shore / CL:片[pian4]
彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore / (Buddhism) paramita
水浒 shuǐ hǔ edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore
靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall
撑持 chēng chí (fig.) to sustain / to shore up
波美拉尼亚 Bō měi lā ní yà Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea
岸标 àn biāo lighthouse / shore beacon
伯赛大 Bó sài dà Bethsaida, settlement on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the New Testament
拍岸 pāi àn to beat against the shore (of waves)
苦海无边，回头是岸 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
岸边融水 àn bian róng shuǐ shore melt
滨海冰间湖  shore polynya
海上安全岸上演习 hǎi shàng ān quán àn shàng yǎn xí Maritime Security Shore Exercise
海岸地区自然地理  Natural Geography in Shore Areas
冰岸水道 bīng àn shuǐ dào shore lead / coastal lead
沙碛 shā qì (literary) desert / sandy shore
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