外滩 Traditional form: 外灘 Pinyin (reading): Wàitān Definitions: the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River Characters: 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition 滩 - rapids; sandbar, shoal Traditional characters: 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition 灘 - rapids; sandbar, shoal