岸
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bank; shore; beach; coast
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Words with 岸
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苦海无边，回头是岸 | The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhis… | |
| 黄金海岸 | name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British … | |
| 落水狗上岸 | like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over | |
| 通商口岸 | treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers | |
| 美国海岸警卫队 | United States Coast Guard | |
| 两岸三地 | China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997) | |
| 南岸区 | Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] | |
| 海岸线 | coastline; seaboard; shoreline | |
| 东海岸 | East Coast | |
| 江岸区 | Jiang'an, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 海峡两岸关系协会 | PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) | |
| 海岸护卫队 | coast guard | |
| 海岸警卫队 | coastguard | |
| 象牙海岸 | Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw) | |
| 高岸深谷 | high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location | |
| 海岸 | coastal; seacoast | |
| 上岸 | to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period o… | |
| 岸上 | ashore; on the riverbank | |
| 高岸 | in grand style; high bank | |
| 口岸 | a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries |