liú
shā

common
noun
technical

Meaning of 流沙

流沙 means shifting sand; drifting sand (in desert regions); loose sand accumulated at river bottoms or estuaries. Pronounced liú shā.

  • shifting sand; drifting sand (in desert regions)
  • loose sand accumulated at river bottoms or estuaries
  • sand in geological strata that moves with groundwater

Definitions & Examples

Shā
zhōng
de
liú
shā
huì
yān
mái
dào
cūn
zhuāng
 

Shifting sands in the desert can bury roads and villages.

Fēng
chuī
le
shang
de
liú
shā
 
xíng
chéng
le
shā
qiū
 

The wind blew up the shifting sand on the ground, forming sand dunes.

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Measure Words

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