How to say “sea” in Chinese
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“Sea” in Chinese is 海, hǎi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
海 is read hǎi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “海”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 海. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 夏天我们去海边游泳xiàtiānwǒmenqùhǎibiānyóuyǒngIn summer we go to the seaside to swim.
- 他们在海边度假。tāmenzàihǎibiāndùjiàThey're on vacation at the beach.
- 我想去海边度假wǒxiǎngqùhǎibiāndùjiàI want to go on vacation to the beach.
- 你吃海鲜吗？nǐchīhǎixiānmaDo you eat seafood?
- 地球上海洋比陆地多。dìqiúshanghǎiyángbǐlùdìduōOn Earth there’s more ocean than land.
- 这本书在海外也很受欢迎zhèběnshūzàihǎiwàiyěhěnshòuhuānyíngThis book is popular abroad too.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Mountains, rivers, sea”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sea” in Chinese?
“Sea” in Chinese is 海, pinyin hǎi.
What does 海 mean?
海 (hǎi) means “sea”.
How do you write 海?
海 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 海?
海 is read hǎi. Tones: hǎi — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sea” in the lesson “Mountains, rivers, sea”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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