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礁

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Definitions

  1. 1. reef
  2. 2. shoal rock

Words Containing 礁

礁石
jiāo shí

reef

堡礁
bǎo jiāo

barrier reef

大堡礁
dà bǎo jiāo

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

斯卡伯勒礁
sī kǎ bó lè jiāo

Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)

暗礁
àn jiāo

submerged reef (rock)

浅礁
qiǎn jiāo

shallow reef

牛轭礁
niú è jiāo

Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef

珊瑚礁
shān hú jiāo

coral reef

环礁
huán jiāo

atoll

礁岛
jiāo dǎo

reef island

礁湖
jiāo hú

lagoon

礁湖星云
jiāo hú xīng yún

Lagoon Nebula M8

礁溪
jiāo xī

Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

礁溪乡
jiāo xī xiāng

Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

触礁
chù jiāo

(of a ship) to strike a reef

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