Chinese word

岸上

Pronunciation

Pinyinàn shàng

Meaning

  • nounshore

Example

我们在岸上等你。wǒ men zài àn shàng děng nǐ

We are waiting for you on the shore.

Illustration for 岸上 (shore)

More examples

摄影师拍下了岸上的风景。shè yǐng shī pāi xià le àn shàng de fēng jǐng

The photographer captured the scenery on the shore.

Core concept

The landward ground along the edge of a river, lake, or other body of water.

Common phrases

  • 从岸上cóng àn shàng

    from the shore

  • 岸上的风景àn shàng de fēng jǐng

    scenery on the shore

Similar words

岸边àn biān: The place right beside a body of water, especially in familiar spoken language.
岸àn: The land at the boundary between a body of water and the surrounding land.
河岸hé àn: Land along the edge of a river.
海滨hǎi bīn: Coastal land or a region along the edge of the sea.

Definition in Chinese

指河流、湖泊等水体与陆地交界处的地面或土坡位置，用作表示位于岸边这一方位的名词。zhǐ hé liú hú pō děng shuí tǐ yǔ lù dì jiāo jiè chù de dì miàn huò tǔ pō wèi zhì yòng zuò biǎo shì wèi yú àn biān zhè yì fāng wèi de míng cí

Word origin

岸 (àn, "shore") + 上 (shàng, "on or above") forms a noun for the place on the land side of a shore.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often marks a meeting place with a compact location phrase, whereas English usually marks the same role with a preposition such as "on" or "by."

Other meanings

  • riverbanknoun

Opposites

  • 水中shuǐ zhōngin the waternoun

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