Definition & Meaning

flood tide; (of tide) rise

Word usage

zhǎng cháo

涨 潮

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v.flood tide; (of tide) rise
- xiàn zài kāi shǐ zhǎng cháo le
  现在开始涨潮了。
  The tide is coming in now.
- zhè lǐ zhèng zài zhǎng cháo
  这里正在涨潮。
  The tide is at the flood here.
- zhǎng cháo shí hái zi men yǐ jīng shàng àn le
  涨潮时，孩子们已经上岸了。
  The children got ashore before the tide came in.
- zhǎng cháo le
  涨潮了。
  The tide is making.
- xiàn zài shì zhǎng cháo hái shi luò cháo
  现在是涨潮还是落潮？
  Is the tide coming in or going out?
synonym
lái cháo来潮
antonym
tuì cháo退潮 luò cháo落潮

Word usage

Separable word
"涨" and "潮" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 半夜里海水涨了潮。
  The sea tide was coming in at midnight.
- 钱塘江昨天什么时候涨的潮？
  When did the Qiantang River tide come in yesterday?

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