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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.ashore; go ashore
涨潮前,孩子们已经上岸了。
The children got ashore before the tide came in.
他们被当地人救上岸。
They were helped ashore by local people.
到每一个港口,他都上岸。
He went ashore at every port.
- 2
v.metamend one's ways
他改邪归正,重新上岸。
He mends his ways.
Word usage
- Separable word"上" and "岸" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他从哪上的岸?
Where did he go ashore?
上了岸以后,他不想再重蹈覆辙。
After mending his ways, he didn't want to repeat the same mistake.
只有海水退去,他们才上得了岸。
Only when the seas recede will they go ashore.