堤岸
dī àn
Pinyin

Definition

堤岸
 - 
dī àn
  1. embankment
  2. bank
  3. levee

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

岸
àn
  1. 1 variant of 岸[àn]
彼岸
bǐ àn
  1. 1 the other shore
  2. 2 (Buddhism) paramita
海岸
hǎi àn
  1. 1 coastal
  2. 2 seacoast
上岸
shàng àn
  1. 1 to go ashore
  2. 2 to climb ashore
伟岸
wěi àn
  1. 1 imposing
  2. 2 upright and tall
  3. 3 outstanding
  4. 4 gigantic in stature
南岸
Nán àn
  1. 1 Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
口岸
kǒu àn
  1. 1 a port for external trade
  2. 2 a trading or transit post on border between countries
堤
dī
  1. 1 dike
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [tí]
对岸
duì àn
  1. 1 opposite bank (of a body of water)
岸上
àn shàng
  1. 1 ashore
  2. 2 on the riverbank
岸边
àn biān
  1. 1 shore
左岸
Zuǒ àn
  1. 1 Left Bank (in Paris)
决堤
jué dī
  1. 1 (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
  2. 2 (of dikes) to collapse
河岸
hé àn
  1. 1 riverside
  2. 2 river bank
沿岸
yán àn
  1. 1 coastal area
  2. 2 littoral or riparian
海岸线
hǎi àn xiàn
  1. 1 coastline
  2. 2 seaboard
  3. 3 shoreline
道貌岸然
dào mào àn rán
  1. 1 sanctimonious
  2. 2 dignified
离岸
lí àn
  1. 1 offshore
靠岸
kào àn
  1. 1 (of a boat) to reach the shore
  2. 2 to pull toward shore
  3. 3 close to shore
  4. 4 landfall
到岸价
dào àn jià
  1. 1 cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)

Idioms (4)

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
苦海无边，回头是岸
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
  1. 1 The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
  2. 2 Repent and ye shall be saved!
隔岸观火
gé àn guān huǒ
  1. 1 to watch the fires burning across the river
  2. 2 to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
高岸深谷
gāo àn shēn gǔ
  1. 1 high bank, deep valley (idiom); secluded location

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