暗礁 (an jiao): translation, meaning, pronunciation, examples

By ricky | November 30, 2017

暗礁 (Chinese PinYin: [àn jiāo]; traditional Chinese: 暗礁) may mean: (1) noun. Submerged reef; (2) noun. Hidden rock; (3) noun. Hidden obstacles. It can be used in both spoken and written Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 暗礁险滩 (hidden reefs and dangerous shallows), 一个暗礁 (a submerged reef), 人造暗礁 (artificial reef), 暗礁水域 (waters of submerged reefs), 危险的暗礁 (dangerous submerged reefs).

Literally: 暗 (hidden) + 礁 (reef)

1. How to pronounce 暗礁?

Chinese Pinyin: [àn jiāo]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 暗礁

Synonyms: 伏礁,

Antonyms: 岸礁,

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 暗礁

Fixed expression: 暗礁险滩 (hidden reefs and dangerous shallows),

Collocation: 一个暗礁 (a submerged reef), 人造暗礁 (artificial reef), 暗礁水域 (waters of submerged reefs), 危险的暗礁 (dangerous submerged reefs),

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4. How to use 暗礁 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 暗礁.

4.1 我们的客轮在暗礁附近搁浅了。

Translation: Our ship stranded near the submerged reefs.

4.2 必须想尽办法按航道行驶,你很快就要进入暗礁水域了。

Translation: You must try to hold her to her course, you’ll go into the waters of submerged reefs soon.

4.3 这附近标明没有任何陆地,只有南沙群岛岛链的一个暗礁。

Translation: There is no land marked anywhere near here, only a submerged reef of the Spratly Island chain.

4.4 这艘船触到了暗礁。

Translation: The ship ran aground on a submerged reef.

4.5 在苏岩东北方向新发现了一个“丁岩”暗礁。

Translation: And a new submerged reef, named “Dingyan”, was discovered at northeast part of Suyan Reef.

4.6 其他一些满怀希望的统治者则通过在浅海区沉船,在暗礁或浅滩上建造房屋的途径制造岛屿。

Translation: Other aspiring rulers tried to make islands by sinking ships in shallow water or building on submerged reefs and shoals.

4.7 两年之后,他的生活水平勉强达到自给自足状态,能吃上小池塘里养的鱼和暗礁里躲藏的龙虾。

Translation: After two years, he had achieved a near-subsistence lifestyle, eating fish from the lagoons and lobsters hidden in the submerged reefs.

4.8 戴着呼吸器的潜水员潜入水底,朝珊瑚暗礁游了过去。

Translation: The scuba diver submerged and swarm toward a submerged coral reef.

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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