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sea / ocean
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *海* | 海* | *海
ocean / sea / CL: 個|个, / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
HSK 2
coastal
HSK 6
Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪)
sea of flowers; expanse of flowers
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
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
to sail the seas / maritime navigation / voyage
HSK 7-9
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
Arabian Sea
to go abroad
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
Caribbean Sea
the high seas; international waters
to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets
(fig.) the whole world
lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom) / fig. overwhelming / earth-shattering / in a spectacular mess
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
offshore / open sea
vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)
Adriatic Sea
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering / fig. gigantic / of spectacular significance
the Dead Sea
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
inland sea (e.g. Mediterranean) / internal sea (wholly within the territory of one country – e.g. Bohai Sea)
officialdom / bureaucracy
all parts of the country
(idiom) multitude; vast crowd
Sea of Azov in southern Russia
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery
Black Sea
Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州, including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
a sea of flames
Mediterranean Sea
(coll.) bald crown; male pattern baldness
rivers, lakes and oceans / bodies of water
deep sea
the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
to become known far and wide (idiom) / famous
to drain (wastewater) into the sea
Erhai Lake
may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
the mind / the brain
HSK 7-9
South China Sea
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *海* | 海* | *海
surname Hai
Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Zhejiang
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response
a multitude / a sea of people
elevation (above sea level)
abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
Yellow Sea
coastal / bordering the sea
HSK 7-9
North Sea (in Europe) / historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 貝加爾湖|贝加尔湖, Russia
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a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
sea of evil / endless crime
Red Sea
(neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海)
vast area / all the way to the sea
lit. to move mountains and drain seas / to transform nature
bangs / fringe (hair)
Menghai county in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture 西雙版納傣族自治州|西双版纳傣族自治州, Yunnan
East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography)
to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
Jinghai, a district of Tianjin 天津 / Sea of Tranquility (lunar feature)
to fall into the ocean / to crash into the ocean
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom) / fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people
Barents Sea
Qionghai City, Hainan
Bering Sea
east and south of Liaoning province
territorial waters
Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small
the vast ocean
land reclamation
(lit.) abyss and ocean / (fig.) vast and profound
Fuhai county or Burultoqay nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区, Xinjiang
Aegean Sea
Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传
White Sea
(neologism) an unexplored, as yet uncontested market (contrasted with 紅海|红海)
Banda Sea, in the East Indian Archipelago
Yellow Sea (Korean term)
East China sea
Caohai Lake, Guizhou
Arafura Sea
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn
Andaman Sea
Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市, Zhejiang / Qing dynasty name of 舟山市

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