| 上海 | shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 沪 | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas; abroad | |
| 海关 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); Classifiers: 个 | |
| 海军 | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 1 | The field is overcrowded with people. | |
| 2 | They went to the beach to swim. | |
| 3 | They are on vacation by the sea. | |
| 4 | I want to go swimming in the bay. | |
| 5 | Later, I went to Shanghai. |
