HSK 6 · noun

岸

àn

shore; bank; coast

我们坐在岸上看船慢慢开过去。

Wǒmen zuò zài àn shang kàn chuán mànmàn kāi guòqu.

We sat on the shore watching the boat slowly pass by.

我们沿着海岸走了两个小时。

Wǒmen yánzhe hǎi’àn zǒule liǎng gè xiǎoshí。

We walked along the coast for two hours.

河的两岸都是绿色的树。

Hé de liǎng’àn dōu shì lǜsè de shù。

Both banks of the river are full of green trees.

这条河哺育了两岸的人。

Zhè tiáo hé bǔyùle liǎng’àn de rén。

This river has nurtured the people on both banks.