Chinese Word: 海 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

海HSK 4

Pinyin: hǎi

English Definition: ocean; sea; Classifiers: 个 ; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous

Chinese Definition:
①很多的。［合］那年闹霍乱，死的人海啦！东西海着哩，管你们酒足饭饱。
②大的。［合］海碗；夸下海口；海灯(佛前的大型盆状油灯)；海骂(大骂)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:每 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 诲悔晦梅侮霉

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上海	shàng hǎi	Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 沪
海洋HSK 4	hǎi yáng	ocean; Classifiers: 个
海外	hǎi wài	overseas; abroad
海关HSK 5	hǎi guān	customs (i.e. border crossing inspection); Classifiers: 个
海军	hǎi jūn	navy

1		qiú chǎng 球场 shàng 上 rén shān rén hǎi 人山人海。 The field is overcrowded with people.
2		tā men 他们 qù 去 hǎi biān 海边 yóu yǒng 游泳。 They went to the beach to swim.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 hǎi biān 海边 dù jià 度假。 They are on vacation by the sea.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 qù 去 hǎi wān 海湾 yóu yǒng 游泳。 I want to go swimming in the bay.
5		hòu lái 后来 wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 shàng hǎi 上海。 Later, I went to Shanghai.

1		qiú chǎng 球场 shàng 上 rén shān rén hǎi 人山人海。 The field is overcrowded with people.
2		tā men 他们 qù 去 hǎi biān 海边 yóu yǒng 游泳。 They went to the beach to swim.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 hǎi biān 海边 dù jià 度假。 They are on vacation by the sea.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 qù 去 hǎi wān 海湾 yóu yǒng 游泳。 I want to go swimming in the bay.
5		hòu lái 后来 wǒ 我 qù 去 le 了 shàng hǎi 上海。 Later, I went to Shanghai.