kào àn

靠岸 (kào àn) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of a boat) to reach the shore
  2. 2to pull toward shore
  3. 3close to shore
  4. 4landfall

Characters in 靠岸

靠kào · to lean against or on岸àn · bank; shore; beach; coast

Related words

靠to lean against or on靠近to be close to海岸coastal可靠reliable依靠to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on靠边to keep to the side岸bank; shore; beach; coast岸variant of 岸[an4]岸边shore海岸线coastline投靠to rely on help from sb停靠to call at

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