下
海

下海 (xià hǎi) – to go out to sea

xià hǎi

to go out to sea

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to go out to sea
  2. 2to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. 3(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)

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Related words

下

xià

down

海

hǎi

surname Hai

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

海洋

hǎi yáng

ocean

海关

hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

海鲜

hǎi xiān

seafood

下载

xià zǎi

to download

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

下班

xià bān

to finish work

下边

xià bian

under

下车

xià chē

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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