下
海

To go out to sea in Chinese: 下海 (xià hǎi)

xià hǎi

to go out to sea

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

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)

Stroke order

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下
海

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄞˇ

hǎi

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他放弃了稳定的工作,下海经商。

    tā fàng qì le wěn dìng de gōng zuò, xià hǎi jīng shāng。

    He gave up his stable job to take the plunge into business.

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Related words

下

xià

down

海

hǎi

ocean

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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