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  • 1

    v.ashore; go ashore

    • zhǎng cháo qián hái zi men yǐ jīng shàng àn le

      涨潮孩子已经上岸

      The children got ashore before the tide came in.

    • tā men bèi dāng dì rén jiù shàng àn

      他们当地上岸

      They were helped ashore by local people.

    • dào měi yī gè gǎng kǒu tā dōu shàng àn

      港口上岸

      He went ashore at every port.

  • 2

    v.metamend one's ways

    • tā gǎi xié guī zhèng chóng xīn shàng àn

      改邪归正重新上岸

      He mends his ways.

Word usage

  • "上" and "岸" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • Where did he go ashore?

    • 以后不想重蹈覆辙

      After mending his ways, he didn't want to repeat the same mistake.

    • 只有海水退他们

      Only when the seas recede will they go ashore.