沙洲 (shā zhōu) — sandbank, sandbar (a ridge of sand in a river or along a coast)

Definition

Examples

• 这条河中间有一个沙洲。
  Zhè tiáo hé zhōng jiān yǒu yí gè shā zhōu.
  There is a sandbank in the middle of this river.
• 涨潮的时候，那个沙洲会被淹没。
  Zhǎng cháo de shí hou, nà ge shā zhōu huì bèi yān mò.
  When the tide rises, that sandbar will be submerged.
• 船在靠近沙洲的地方搁浅了。
  Chuán zài kào jìn shā zhōu de dì fāng gē qiǎn le.
  The ship ran aground near the sandbank.

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