How to say “ocean” in Chinese
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“Ocean” in Chinese is 海洋, hǎi yáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
海洋 is read hǎi yáng: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 羊 yáng hints at the sound.
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 “海洋”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 海洋. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 地球上海洋比陆地多。dìqiúshanghǎiyángbǐlùdìduōOn Earth there’s more ocean than land.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ocean” in Chinese?
“Ocean” in Chinese is 海洋, pinyin hǎiyáng.
What does 海洋 mean?
海洋 (hǎiyáng) means “ocean”.
How do you write 海洋?
海洋 is 2 characters: 海 (hǎi) — sea; 洋 (yáng) — ocean; foreign. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 海洋?
海洋 is read hǎiyáng. Tones: hǎi — third tone, yáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ocean” in the lesson “The Earth, rivers and the ocean”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. 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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