冲刷 (chōng) — to erode (by water), to wash away, to scour

Definition

Examples

• 大雨把河岸冲刷了。
  Dà yǔ bǎ hé àn chōng le.
  The heavy rain eroded the riverbank.
• 海浪不断地冲刷着沙滩。
  Hǎi làng bú duàn dì chōng zhe shā tān.
  The waves continuously scour the beach.
• 雨水冲刷了路面上的泥土。
  Yǔ shuǐ chōng le lù miàn shàng de ní tǔ.
  The rain washed away the mud on the road.