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  • 1

    n.infmlsea; big lake

    • hǎi li yǒu gè zhǒng shēng wù

      生物

      There are a variety of creatures in the sea.

    • hǎi li yǒu shén me

      什么

      What's in the sea?

    • wǒ men qù kàn hǎi ba

      我们

      Let's go see the sea.

  • 2

    n.metaa great number of people or things gathering together

    • xuè hǎi

      seas of blood

    • rén hǎi

      sea of people

    • yún hǎi

      the sea of cloud

  • 3

    adj.extra large; of great capacity

    • hǎi wǎn

      a very big bowl

    • hǎi shi

      very large spoon

    • hǎi liàng

      magnanimity

  • 4

    adv.infmlrandomly; aimlessly; everywhere

    • hǎi mà

      shout at no one in particular

    • hǎi zhǎo

      look high and low

Words and phrases with 海

  • 海面
    [word]sea
  • 海滨
    [word]seaside
  • 海事
    [word]maritime affairs, such as navigation, ship building, ship testing, maritime regulations, settlement of sea damage cases, etc.; accident/disaster at sea
  • 海员
    [word]sailor
  • 海岛
    [word]island
  • 海运
    [word]sea transportation
  • 海鲜
    [word]seafood
  • 海塘
    [word]seawall
  • 海上
    [word]maritime
  • 海市蜃楼
    [idiom]mirage; illusions or hopes that cannot be realized
  • 海角天涯
    [idiom]the corners of the sea and the ends of the sky
  • 海底捞月
    [idiom]strive for the impossible; a movement in the Chinese martial arts
  • 海誓山盟
    [idiom]solemn pledge of love
  • 海晏河清
    [idiom]the world is at peace
  • 海底捞针
    [idiom]fish for a needle in the ocean
  • 海阔天空
    [idiom]boundless; far-ranging
  • 海枯石烂
    [idiom]the seas run dry and the rocks crumble

Word usage

  • "海" is often matched with measure word "片".
    • one sea

Similar-form characters to 海