Definition
涨潮 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'the tide comes in' or 'the tide rises'. You can insert measure words or duration between the two characters, e.g. 涨了一次潮 'the tide came in once'. The opposite is 退潮 (tuì cháo, 'the tide goes out').
v.o.
(of the tide) to riseto come in
Examples
- 涨潮，。Míngtiān xiàwǔ zhǎng cháo, wǒmen qù hǎibiān ba.Tomorrow afternoon the tide will come in; let's go to the beach.
- 。Jīntiān zǎoshang zhǎng le yí cì cháo.The tide came in once this morning.
- 涨潮。zhǎng cháo de shíhou dàjiā dōu hěn xīngfèn.Everyone is excited when the tide comes in.
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