流沙 (liú shā) — shifting sand; quicksand; sediment
Definition
Refers both to loose shifting sand that swallows anything stepping on it (quicksand) and to fine sand carried and deposited by wind or water (sediment). A concrete noun covering a physical phenomenon rather than a single English word.
noun
shifting sandquicksandsediment
Examples
- ，流沙。Zài shā mò zhōng, liú shā shì zuì dà de wēi xiǎn zhī yī.In the desert, shifting sand is one of the biggest dangers.
- 流沙，。Rú guǒ bù xiǎo xīn cǎi dào liú shā, kě néng huì xùn sù xiàn jìn qù.If you accidentally step on quicksand, you may quickly sink in.
- 流沙。Dì zhì xué jiā yán jiū le zhè piàn qū yù liú shā de chén jī qíng kuàng.Geologists studied the sediment condition of the shifting sand in this area.
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