tān

common
noun

Meaning of 河滩

河滩 means river shoal; shallow area by a river that gets submerged during high water and exposed during low water. Pronounced hé tān.

  • river shoal; shallow area by a river that gets submerged during high water and exposed during low water

Definitions & Examples

Hái
zi
men
zài
tān
shàng
jiǎn
shí
tou
wán
shuǎ
 

The children are picking up stones and playing on the river shoal.

Xià
tiān
 
zhè
piàn
kuān
kuò
de
tān
huì
wán
quán
bào
chū
lái
 

In summer, this wide river shoal is completely exposed.

Hóng
shuǐ
guò
hòu
 
tān
shàng
liú
xià
le
hòu
hòu
de
 

After the flood, thick silt was left on the river shoal.

Zhè
piàn
tān
shì
duō
shuǐ
niǎo
de
zhòng
yào
 

This river shoal is an important habitat for many waterfowl.

Measure Words

/ piàn
Primary
/ kuài
/ chù