海

Ocean in Chinese: 海 (hǎi)

hǎi

ocean

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ocean
  2. 2sea
  3. 3great number of people or things
  4. 4(dialect) numerous

Stroke order

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海

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄞˇ

hǎi

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 夏天我们去海边游泳。

    xià tiān wǒ men qù hǎi biān yóu yǒng。

    In summer we go swimming at the seaside.

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Related words

海洋

hǎi yáng

ocean

海关

hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

海鲜

hǎi xiān

seafood

大海

dà hǎi

sea

海边

hǎi biān

coast

海水

hǎi shuǐ

seawater

海报

hǎi bào

poster

海底

hǎi dǐ

seabed

海军

hǎi jūn

navy

海浪

hǎi làng

sea wave

海外

hǎi wài

overseas

海湾

hǎi wān

bay

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