riverbank shoal; riparian zone; floodplain
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Meanings
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river shoal; shallow area by a river that gets submerged during high water and exposed during low water
Typically refers to the gentle, often sandy or gravelly slope leading into the river, distinct from the high bank. It is a dynamic ecological zone.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
hé河
tān滩
shàng上
jiǎn捡
shí石
tou头
hé和
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
The children are picking up stones and playing on the river shoal.
Xià夏
tiān天
，
zhè这
piàn片
kuān宽
kuò阔
de的
hé河
tān滩
huì会
wán完
quán全
bào暴
lù露
chū出
lái来
。
In summer, this wide river shoal is completely exposed.
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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
，
hé河
tān滩
shàng上
liú留
xià下
le了
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
yū淤
ní泥
。
After the flood, thick silt was left on the river shoal.
Zhè这
piàn片
hé河
tān滩
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
shuǐ水
niǎo鸟
de的
zhòng重
yào要
qī栖
xī息
dì地
。
This river shoal is an important habitat for many waterfowl.