Definition

Examples

• 船在浅滩附近搁浅了。
  Chuán zài qiǎn tān fùjìn gēqiǎn le.
  The ship ran aground near the shoal.
• 这片浅滩的水很清，能看到水底的石头。
  Zhè piàn qiǎn tān de shuǐ hěn qīng, néng kàn dào shuǐdǐ de shítou.
  The water in this shallows is very clear; you can see the stones at the bottom.
• 渔民们知道哪里是浅滩，所以不会在那里撒网。
  Yúmín men zhīdào nǎlǐ shì qiǎn tān, suǒyǐ bú huì zài nàlǐ sā wǎng.
  The fishermen know where the shoals are, so they don't cast nets there.