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shui3-water

shuǐ

water



  • sea or big lake
  • many people or things coming together
  • extra large; of great capacity

hǎi-àn
海岸

n.

coast; seacoast; seashore

hǎi-bá
海拔

n.

height above sea level

hǎi-bào
海报

n.

poster; playbill

hǎi-bīn
海滨

n.

seaside; seashore

hǎi-dǐ
海底

n.

seabed; sea floor; the bottom of the sea

hǎi-gǎng
海港

n.

harbour; seaport

hǎi-guān
海关

n.

customs; customs house

hǎi-jūn
海军

n.

navy

hǎi-nèi
海内

adv.

thoughout the country (China); within the seas

hǎi-wài
海外

n.

overseas; abroad; outside China

hǎi-xiá
海峡

n.

strait; channel

hǎi-yáng
海洋

n.

ocean; seas and occeans

hǎi-yuán
海员

n.

sailor; seaman

hǎi-kū-shí-làn
海枯石烂
the seas dry and the rocks crumble; a long time

hǎi-kuò-tiān-kōng
海阔天空
as boundless as sky and sea; a vast area

hǎi-shì-shān-méng
海誓山盟
vow eternal love; swear an oath of eternal fidelity

Usage 用法

sea or big lake

Hǎi bǐ yáng xiǎo.
海比洋小。
A sea is smaller than an ocean.

many people or things coming together

Nàr zhēn shì rén-shān-rén-hǎi.
那儿真是人山人海。
There are huge crowds of people.

extra large; of great capacity

Nǐ xiān bú yào kuā-hǎi-kǒu, shì-hòu zài shuō.
你先不要夸海口,事后再说。
Don’t go making wild boasts just yet – let‘s wait until after the event.