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涨潮

Word · VerbTraditional漲潮

rising tide; (of tide) to come in

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Meanings

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1.

verb

(of the tide) to rise; to flow in

Refers to the periodic rise of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. Opposite of 退潮 (ebb tide).

Měi每
tiān天
zhǎng涨
cháo潮
liǎng两
cì次
 。

The tide rises twice a day.

Xià下
wǔ午
liǎng两
diǎn点
kāi开
shǐ始
zhǎng涨
cháo潮
 。

The tide starts coming in at two o'clock in the afternoon.

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Zhǎng涨
cháo潮
shí时
bù不
yào要
dào到
hǎi海
lǐ里
yóu游
yǒng泳
 。

Don't go swimming in the sea when the tide is rising.