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The Chinese word haitan - 海滩 - hǎitān
(beach in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
hǎitān
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English translations
beach,
coastal beach
Chinese characters:
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海滩 ( haitan / hǎitān ) in traditional characters
海灘
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 海滩 ( haitan / hǎitān ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women zai haitan shang shai taiyang.
Wǒmen zài hǎitān shàng shài tàiyáng.– English translation: We're sunbathing on the beach.
Topic
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
sea | sand
More words that mean beach in Chinese
tān ( 滩 )
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