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岸 àn

bank (of a river); shore

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 5
Radical
山
Type
Ideograph
Made of 山厂干 ⿱山⿸厂干

Memory hint: A mountain 山 cliff 厂; 干 provides the pronunciation

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  1. 河的对岸有一座桥。
    Hé de duì'àn yǒu yí zuò qiáo.
    There's a bridge on the other bank of the river.
    river (particle) opposite-bank have one (measure) bridge
  2. 船快到岸了吗？
    Chuán kuài dào àn le ma?
    Is the boat about to reach the shore?
    boat soon arrive shore (le) (question)
  3. 我们走到岸边看看吧。
    Wǒmen zǒudào àn biān kànkan ba.
    Let's walk to the shore and take a look.
    we walk-arrive shore side look-look (suggestion)
  4. 船还没有靠岸。
    Chuán hái méiyǒu kào àn.
    The boat hasn't reached the shore yet.
    boat still not-have lean-on shore
  5. 傍晚的时候，很多人在河岸边散步。
    Bàngwǎn de shíhou, hěn duō rén zài hé'àn biān sànbù.
    In the evening, many people take walks along the riverbank.
    evening (particle) time, very many people at river-bank side walk

Words with 岸 (1)