cháo​shuǐ

tide

潮水 cháo​shuǐ
tide noun
tidal water; tidewater; water in the ocean or coastal rivers that rises and falls periodically due to the tide

Maybe the tide was too strong, or maybe we were too weak.

tide-like surge
a large and powerful surge of people or things that resembles the movement of the tide

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.13 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
3.02 per million

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