泥滩

泥灘

nítān

noun

Measure Word

一片泥滩 piàn

HSK 7-9

退潮后，海边露出了一大片泥滩。

Tuìcháo hòu, hǎibiān lùchū le yí dà piàn nítān.

When the tide went out, a big stretch of mudflat appeared along the shore.

HSK 7-9

成群的候鸟在河口的泥滩上觅食。

Chéngqún de hòuniǎo zài hékǒu de nítān shàng mìshí.

Flocks of migrating birds feed on the mudflats at the river mouth.

usage

Compare 沙滩, a sandy beach, and 滩涂, the word for tidal flats in geography and coastal farming.

泥 ní

滩 tān