huí​tān

whirlpool

  • created sense approved 回滩/回灘 · huí​tān · whirlpool — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    回滩 / 回灘

    huí​tān

    whirlpool

    A whirlpool or eddy where river water turns back against the current; a swirling section of a river channel.

    回 (literal) → 回 · huí · to turn 滩 (literal) → 滩/灘 · tān · shoal

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    created sense