beach; sandy shore; CL:片[pian4]

beach; shoal; rapids; CL:片[pian4]; classifier for liquids: pool, puddle

shallows; shoal; sandbar

the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River

to make an amphibious assault; to seize a beachhead; to gain a foothold in (a new market)