(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)[cedict]
珊瑚礁
shān hú jiāoㄕㄢ ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠ
coral reef[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
岩石
yán shíㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ
rock[cedict]
上
shàngㄕㄤˋ
on; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week etc); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up; to attend (class or university); third tone of putonghua[cedict]
几乎
jī hūㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ
almost; nearly; practically[cedict]
找到
zhǎo dàoㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ
find (what one was searching for); succeeded in finding[cedict]
维持
wéi chíㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ
to keep; to maintain; to preserve[cedict]
绿洲
lǜ zhōuㄌㄩˋ ㄓㄡ
oasis[cedict]
生态
shēng tàiㄕㄥ ㄊㄞˋ
way of life; ecology[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]