Definition
海岸 specifically means the land along the sea (coast/seashore). 岸 is more general — it can also mean the bank of a river or lake — while 沿海 describes the coastal area as a whole region. 海岸 is the most common word for 'coast'.
noun
coastseashore
Examples
- ，。Zhè tiáo hǎi àn xiàn hěn cháng, yǒu jǐ bǎi gōnglǐ.This coastline is very long, several hundred kilometers.
- 海岸。Háizi men zài hǎi àn biān jiǎn bèiké.The children are picking up seashells by the seashore.
- 海岸。Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài bǎohù hǎi àn de shēngtài huánjìng.The government is protecting the ecological environment of the coast.
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