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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
大海 dàhǎi	大海 \| 大海* \| *大海	sea / ocean	HSK 2


海 hǎi	海 \| 海* \| *海	ocean / sea / CL: 個｜个, 片 / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous	HSK 2


陆地 lùdì	陆地 \| 陆地* \| *陆地	dry land (as opposed to the sea)	陸地 HSK 4


公 gōng	公 \| 公* \| *公	public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)	HSK 6


海浪 hǎilàng	海浪 \| 海浪* \| *海浪	sea wave	HSK 6


滨海 bīnhǎi	滨海 \| 滨海* \| *滨海	coastal / bordering the sea	濱海 HSK 7-9


打捞 dǎlāo	打捞 \| 打捞* \| *打捞	to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea)	打撈 HSK 7-9


海域 hǎiyù	海域 \| 海域* \| *海域	sea area / territorial waters / maritime space	HSK 7-9


航海 hánghǎi	航海 \| 航海* \| *航海	to sail the seas / maritime navigation / voyage	HSK 7-9


海绵 hǎimián	海绵 \| 海绵* \| *海绵	(zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber	海綿 HSK 7-9


海拔 hǎibá	海拔 \| 海拔* \| *海拔	height above sea level / elevation	HSK 7-9


下海 xiàhǎi	下海 \| 下海* \| *下海	to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)	HSK 7-9


海面 hǎimiàn	海面 \| 海面* \| *海面	the surface of the sea; ocean surface	HSK 7-9


海运 hǎiyùn	海运 \| 海运* \| *海运	shipping by sea	海運 HSK 7-9


咸海 Xián Hǎi	咸海 \| 咸海* \| *咸海	Aral Sea	鹹海


东海 Dōng Hǎi	东海 \| 东海* \| *东海	East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)	東海


死海 Sǐ Hǎi	死海 \| 死海* \| *死海	the Dead Sea


深海 shēnhǎi	深海 \| 深海* \| *深海	deep sea


人鱼 rényú	人鱼 \| 人鱼* \| *人鱼	mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander	人魚


水浒 shuǐhǔ	水浒 \| 水浒* \| *水浒	edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore	水滸


南海 Nán Hǎi	南海 \| 南海* \| *南海	South China Sea


海战 hǎizhàn	海战 \| 海战* \| *海战	sea warfare; naval battle	海戰


黄海 Huáng Hǎi	黄海 \| 黄海* \| *黄海	Yellow Sea	黃海


陆 lù	陆 \| 陆* \| *陆	(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)	陸


水仙 shuǐxiān	水仙 \| 水仙* \| *水仙	narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return


真鲷 zhēndiāo	真鲷 \| 真鲷* \| *真鲷	porgy (Pagrosomus major) / red sea bream	真鯛


海盐 hǎiyán	海盐 \| 海盐* \| *海盐	sea salt	海鹽


蓬莱 Pénglái	蓬莱 \| 蓬莱* \| *蓬莱	(Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where immortals were said to live; (by extension) fairyland	蓬萊


鳌 áo	鳌 \| 鳌* \| *鳌	mythological sea turtle	鰲


通航 tōngháng	通航 \| 通航* \| *通航	connected by air, sea traffic or service


澎湃 péngpài	澎湃 \| 澎湃* \| *澎湃	(of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional; fervent


海景 hǎijǐng	海景 \| 海景* \| *海景	seascape / sea view


深浅 shēnqiǎn	深浅 \| 深浅* \| *深浅	deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum	深淺


远航 yuǎnháng	远航 \| 远航* \| *远航	to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight	遠航


海参 hǎishēn	海参 \| 海参* \| *海参	sea cucumber	海參


北海 Běi Hǎi	北海 \| 北海* \| *北海	North Sea (in Europe) / historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 貝加爾湖｜贝加尔湖, Russia


海风 hǎifēng	海风 \| 海风* \| *海风	sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea)	海風


出海 chūhǎi	出海 \| 出海* \| *出海	to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets


海神 hǎishén	海神 \| 海神* \| *海神	Emperor of the Sea / Neptune


海陆 hǎilù	海陆 \| 海陆* \| *海陆	sea and land	海陸


静海 Jìnghǎi	静海 \| 静海* \| *静海	Jinghai, a district of Tianjin 天津 / Sea of Tranquility (lunar feature)	靜海


沙棘 shājí	沙棘 \| 沙棘* \| *沙棘	sea-buckthorn


人海 rénhǎi	人海 \| 人海* \| *人海	a multitude / a sea of people


海事 hǎishì	海事 \| 海事* \| *海事	maritime affairs / accident at sea


黑海 Hēi Hǎi	黑海 \| 黑海* \| *黑海	Black Sea


里海 Lǐ Hǎi	里海 \| 里海* \| *里海	Caspian Sea	裡海


海阔天空 hǎikuòtiānkōng	海阔天空 \| 海阔天空* \| *海阔天空	wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun	海闊天空


海胆 hǎidǎn	海胆 \| 海胆* \| *海胆	sea urchin	海膽


渤海 Bó Hǎi	渤海 \| 渤海* \| *渤海	Bohai Sea, between Liaoning and Shandong


海难 hǎinàn	海难 \| 海难* \| *海难	perils of the sea	海難


海产 hǎichǎn	海产 \| 海产* \| *海产	marine / produced in sea	海產


飒飒 sàsà	飒飒 \| 飒飒* \| *飒飒	soughing / whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc)	颯颯


海葵 hǎikuí	海葵 \| 海葵* \| *海葵	sea anemone


海狮 hǎishī	海狮 \| 海狮* \| *海狮	sea lion	海獅


沧海桑田 cānghǎisāngtián	沧海桑田 \| 沧海桑田* \| *沧海桑田	lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world	滄海桑田


东瀛 Dōngyíng	东瀛 \| 东瀛* \| *东瀛	(literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan	東瀛


海马 hǎimǎ	海马 \| 海马* \| *海马	(zoology) sea horse / (anatomy) hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體｜海马体)	海馬


船运 chuányùn	船运 \| 船运* \| *船运	sea freight / shipping	船運


南洋 Nányáng	南洋 \| 南洋* \| *南洋	Southeast Asia / South seas


辽东 Liáodōng	辽东 \| 辽东* \| *辽东	Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea / east and south of Liaoning province / east of Liao river 遼河｜辽河	遼東


瞒天过海 mántiānguòhǎi	瞒天过海 \| 瞒天过海* \| *瞒天过海	to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means	瞞天過海


海纳百川 hǎinàbǎichuān	海纳百川 \| 海纳百川* \| *海纳百川	all rivers run into the sea / use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)	海納百川


溟 míng	溟 \| 溟* \| *溟	to drizzle / sea


航次 hángcì	航次 \| 航次* \| *航次	air or sea voyage (seen as an individual, countable item) / flight / voyage / CL: 個｜个


外海 wàihǎi	外海 \| 外海* \| *外海	offshore / open sea


海王 Hǎiwáng	海王 \| 海王* \| *海王	Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player


波涛汹涌 bōtāoxiōngyǒng	波涛汹涌 \| 波涛汹涌* \| *波涛汹涌	waves surging forth / roaring sea	波濤洶湧


渤 Bó	渤 \| 渤* \| *渤	same as 渤海, Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong / Gulf of Zhili or Chihli


澄海 Chéng Hǎi	澄海 \| 澄海* \| *澄海	Sea of Serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon)


红海 Hóng Hǎi	红海 \| 红海* \| *红海	Red Sea	紅海


公海 gōnghǎi	公海 \| 公海* \| *公海	the high seas; international waters


波塞冬 Bōsàidōng	波塞冬 \| 波塞冬* \| *波塞冬	Poseidon, god of the sea in Greek mythology


波罗的海 Bōluódì Hǎi	波罗的海 \| 波罗的海* \| *波罗的海	Baltic Sea	波羅的海


苦海 kǔhǎi	苦海 \| 苦海* \| *苦海	lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery


试航 shìháng	试航 \| 试航* \| *试航	test flight (of aircraft) / sea trial (of ship)	試航


龙宫 lónggōng	龙宫 \| 龙宫* \| *龙宫	palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea	龍宮


蟳 xún	蟳 \| 蟳* \| *蟳	(hairy sea-crab)


八仙过海，各显神通 Bāxiānguòhǎi, gèxiǎnshéntōng	八仙…神通 \| 八仙…神通* \| *八仙…神通	lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities	八仙過海，各顯神通


山海经 Shānhǎi Jīng	山海经 \| 山海经* \| *山海经	Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc	山海經


水边 shuǐbiān	水边 \| 水边* \| *水边	edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)	水邊


学海无涯 xuéhǎiwúyá	学海无涯 \| 学海无涯* \| *学海无涯	sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn / ars longa, vita brevis	學海無涯


海星 hǎixīng	海星 \| 海星* \| *海星	starfish / sea star


方丈 Fāngzhang	方丈 \| 方丈* \| *方丈	one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals


火海 huǒhǎi	火海 \| 火海* \| *火海	a sea of flames


翻江倒海 fānjiāngdǎohǎi	翻江倒海 \| 翻江倒海* \| *翻江倒海	lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom) / fig. overwhelming / earth-shattering / in a spectacular mess


浅海 qiǎnhǎi	浅海 \| 浅海* \| *浅海	shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep	淺海


海螺 hǎiluó	海螺 \| 海螺* \| *海螺	sea snail / whelk / conch


葛法翁 Gěfǎwēng	葛法翁 \| 葛法翁* \| *葛法翁	Capernaum (biblical town on the Sea of Galilee)


海钓 hǎidiào	海钓 \| 海钓* \| *海钓	sea angling	海釣


约翰·霍金斯 Yuēhàn · Huòjīnsī	约翰…金斯 \| 约翰…金斯* \| *约翰…金斯	John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain / Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist	約翰·霍金斯


福如东海 fúrú Dōng Hǎi	福如东海 \| 福如东海* \| *福如东海	may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)	福如東海


颠簸 diānbǒ	颠簸 \| 颠簸* \| *颠簸	to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience	顛簸


海陆空 hǎilùkòng	海陆空 \| 海陆空* \| *海陆空	sea land air (transport, or military operations)	海陸空


海波 hǎibō	海波 \| 海波* \| *海波	hypo (loanword) / sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite) / wave (sea)


海枯石烂 hǎikūshílàn	海枯石烂 \| 海枯石烂* \| *海枯石烂	lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever; until the end of time	海枯石爛


骇浪 hàilàng	骇浪 \| 骇浪* \| *骇浪	swelling or stormy seas	駭浪


瀛洲 Yíngzhōu	瀛洲 \| 瀛洲* \| *瀛洲	Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality


学海 xuéhǎi	学海 \| 学海* \| *学海	sea of learning / erudite / knowledgeable person / scholarship	學海


石沉大海 shíchéndàhǎi	石沉大海 \| 石沉大海* \| *石沉大海	lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response


重洋 chóngyáng	重洋 \| 重洋* \| *重洋	seas and oceans

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