tide; tidal water
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tidal water; tide
Refers to the body of water itself that rises and falls, not the abstract tidal phenomenon. Often used metaphorically to describe large, surging movements of people or things.
Zhǎng涨
cháo潮
shí时
，
cháo潮
shuǐ水
yān淹
mò没
le了
shā沙
tān滩
。
During high tide, the tidal water submerged the beach.
Tuì退
cháo潮
le了
，
cháo潮
shuǐ水
màn慢
màn慢
tuì退
qù去
。
The tide has receded, and the water is slowly ebbing away.
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Guān观
cháo潮
zhě者
zhàn站
zài在
dī堤
àn岸
shàng上
kàn看
zhe着
xiōng汹
yǒng涌
de的
cháo潮
shuǐ水
。
Tide watchers stood on the embankment, watching the surging tide.
Huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
mén门
yī一
kāi开
，
rén人
qún群
xiàng像
cháo潮
shuǐ水
yī一
yàng样
yǒng涌
le了
jìn进
lái来
。
As soon as the train station doors opened, the crowd surged in like a tide.
Shuāng双
shí十
yī一
qī期
jiān间
，
dìng订
dān单
xiàng像
cháo潮
shuǐ水
bān般
yǒng涌
xiàng向
diàn电
shāng商
píng平
tái台
。
During the Singles' Day shopping festival, orders flooded into the e-commerce platform like a tide.