波浪拍打着海岸。

Waves crashing against the coast.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 波浪 bōlàng wave
=2 拍打 pāida
  1. to pat
  2. to slap
  3. (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
=2 拍打 pāidǎ
  1. to flap
  2. to pat; to slap; to beat; to lap
=3 着 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=3 着 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=3 着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=3 着 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=4 海岸 hǎiàn
  1. coastal
  2. seacoast
=4 海岸 hǎi'àn coast; seashore