海

hǎi · hai/Hǎi · hai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

hǎi 海

  1. ocean
  2. sea
  3. CL:個 / 个 (gè),片 (piàn)
  4. great number of people or things
  5. (dialect) numerous

Hǎi 海

  1. surname Hai

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)从(cóng)这(zhè)里(lǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)听(tīng)到(dào)海(hǎi)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)。

We can hear the ocean from here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

夏(xià)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)全(quán)家(jiā)常(cháng)去(qù)海(hǎi)边(biān)游(yóu)泳(yǒng)。

In summer our whole family often goes swimming at the seaside.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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