流沙 (liú shā) — shifting sand; quicksand; sediment

Definición

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

Ejemplos

  • 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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