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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. bank; shore; beach; coast

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 769703)

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Words Containing 岸

南岸区
nán àn qū

Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

东海岸
dōng hǎi àn

East Coast

隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ

to watch the fires burning across the river

海岸线
hǎi àn xiàn

coastline

驳岸
bó àn

a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment

彼岸花
bǐ àn huā

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

沿岸地区
yán àn dì qū

coastal area

拍岸
pāi àn

to beat against the shore (of waves)

两岸
liǎng àn

bilateral

傲岸
ào àn

proud

高岸深谷
gāo àn shēn gǔ

high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

伟岸
wěi àn

imposing

落水狗上岸
luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn

like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over

海峡两岸关系协会
hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì

PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

崖岸
yá àn

cliff

到岸价
dào àn jià

cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)

海岸警卫队
hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì

coastguard

道貌岸然
dào mào àn rán

sanctimonious

岸上
àn shàng

ashore

上岸
shàng àn

to go ashore; to climb ashore

口岸
kǒu àn

a port for external trade

彼岸
bǐ àn

the other shore

通商口岸
tōng shāng kǒu àn

treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers

靠岸
kào àn

(of a boat) to reach the shore

美国海岸警卫队
měi guó hǎi àn jǐng wèi duì

United States Coast Guard

高岸
gāo àn

in grand style

登岸
dēng àn

to go ashore

江岸
jiāng àn

Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

海岸护卫队
hǎi àn hù wèi duì

coast guard

两岸对话
liǎng àn duì huà

bilateral talks

南岸
nán àn

Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

江岸区
jiāng àn qū

Jiang'an district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

对岸
duì àn

opposite bank (of a body of water)

沿岸
yán àn

coastal area

抵岸
dǐ àn

to come ashore

河岸
hé àn

riverside

海岸
hǎi àn

coastal

离岸价
lí àn jià

free on board (FOB) (transportation)

岸标
àn biāo

lighthouse

堤岸
dī àn

embankment

离岸
lí àn

offshore

左岸
zuǒ àn

Left Bank (in Paris)

岸边
àn biān

shore

岸然
àn rán

solemn

苦海无边,回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.

两岸三地
liǎng àn sān dì

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

凹岸
āo àn

concave bank