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Hanzi

海

ocean/sea/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]/great number of people or things/(dialect) numerous

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

hǎi

Bopomofo

ㄏㄞˇ

Jyutping

hoi2

Example sentences

大海 dàhǎi
望著無邊無際的大海，心情變得很舒暢。
望著无边无际的大海，心情变得很舒畅。

Looking at the boundless sea, my mood became very comfortable.

流 liú
那條河流向了大海。
那条河流向了大海。

That river flowed into the sea.

海 hǎi
我喜歡看海。
我喜欢看海。

I like watching the sea.

船 chuán
那隻大船正在海上航行。
那只大船正在海上航行。

That big ship is sailing on the sea.

海洋 hǎiyáng
我們必須保護海洋環境。
我们必须保护海洋环境。

We must protect the marine environment.

水域 shuǐyù
這片水域棲息著許多稀有的海洋生物。
这片水域栖息著许多稀有的海洋生物。

Many rare marine creatures inhabit this body of water.

下海 xiàhǎi
他決定辭職下海經商。
他决定辞职下海经商。

He decided to resign and go into business.

經商 / 经商 jīngshāng
他決定辭職，下海經商。
他决定辞职，下海经商。

He decided to resign and go into business.

Example Vocabulary

上海

大海

da4'hai3

sea; ocean

海

hai3

sea; ocean

海南

海洋

hai3'yang2

ocean

上海市

shang4'hai3'shi4

上海話

下海

xia4'hai3

to go into business; to enter a specialized trade (e.g. hostess); to go to sea

中南海

人山人海

ren2'shan1'ren2'hai3

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