Chinese

hǎi
Meaning: sea; ocean
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

海

Example sentences

I like watching the sea.
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.
他被調動到上海分公司工作了。
他被调动到上海分公司工作了。
He has been transferred to work at the Shanghai branch.
太平洋是世界上最大的海洋。
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
海闊天空。
海阔天空。
The sea is wide and the sky is boundless (idiom describing openness or freedom).
那艘小船在海上漂流了三天。
That small boat drifted on the sea for three days.

Usage Notes

The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface.

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