Chinese Word: 灣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

灣 (Simplified: 湾)HSK 6

Pinyin: wān

English Definition: bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)

Chinese Definition:
①水流弯曲的地方：河湾。
②海岸凹入陆地、便于停船的地方：海湾。港湾。
③使船停住：把船湾住。

Total strokes: 25; Radical: 水

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

Character Formation:

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 qù 去 hǎi wān 海湾 yóu yǒng 游泳。 I want to go swimming in the bay.
2		zhè 这 zhōu mò 周末 wǒ men 我们 qù 去 hǎi wān 海湾 diào yú 钓鱼。 We are going fishing in the bay this weekend.
3		tái wān 台湾 shì 是 yī zuò 一座 měi lì 美丽 de 的 guān guāng 观光 shèng dì 胜地。 Taiwan is a beautiful tourist destination.
4		zhè ge 这个 hǎi wān 海湾 shuǐ 水 hěn 很 xián 咸， bù 不 shì hé 适合 yóu yǒng 游泳。 This bay's water is very salty, not suitable for swimming.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 hǎi wān 海湾 fù jìn 附近 jiàn lì 建立 le 了 yì xiē 一些 yú cūn 渔村。 They established some fishing villages near the bay.

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1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 qù 去 hǎi wān 海湾 yóu yǒng 游泳。 I want to go swimming in the bay.
2		zhè 这 zhōu mò 周末 wǒ men 我们 qù 去 hǎi wān 海湾 diào yú 钓鱼。 We are going fishing in the bay this weekend.
3		tái wān 台湾 shì 是 yī zuò 一座 měi lì 美丽 de 的 guān guāng 观光 shèng dì 胜地。 Taiwan is a beautiful tourist destination.
4		zhè ge 这个 hǎi wān 海湾 shuǐ 水 hěn 很 xián 咸， bù 不 shì hé 适合 yóu yǒng 游泳。 This bay's water is very salty, not suitable for swimming.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 hǎi wān 海湾 fù jìn 附近 jiàn lì 建立 le 了 yì xiē 一些 yú cūn 渔村。 They established some fishing villages near the bay.