落潮 (là) — (verb) to ebb; (noun) ebb tide

Definition

Literary term for the tide going out — 'ebb / ebb tide'. More formal and written than the colloquial 退潮 (which is also a verb). Use it in descriptive or literary contexts.

verb

to ebb

noun

ebb tide

Examples

落潮。
Hǎi shuǐ zhèng zài là.
The seawater is ebbing.
。
Dà hǎi luò le yí cì cháo.
The sea ebbed once.
落潮。
Xiàn zài zhèng shì là de shí hou.
Now is the time of ebb tide.

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