海
绵

Sponge (zoology) in Chinese: 海绵 (hǎi mián)

hǎi mián

sponge (zoology)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 海綿1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sponge (zoology)
  2. 2sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc)
  3. 3foam rubber

Stroke order

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海
绵

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄞˇ

hǎi

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄧㄢˊ

mián

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

海绵

Simplified

海綿

Traditional

Example sentences

See 海绵 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她用海绵把桌子擦干净了。

    tā yòng hǎi mián bǎ zhuō zi cā gān jìng le。

    She wiped the table clean with a sponge.

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Related words

海

hǎi

ocean

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

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