海洋

hǎiyáng

ocean

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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海
洋

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

海
  • 海hǎisurname HaiB3
  • 海关hǎiguāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection)B5
  • 海外hǎiwàioverseasB5
  • 海鲜hǎixiānseafoodB5
  • 海内外hǎi nèiwàidomestic and internationalB6
  • 海岸hǎi’àncoastalB6
  • 海拔hǎibáheight above sea levelB6
洋
  • 大洋洲DàyángzhōuOceaniaB6
  • 汪洋wāngyángvast body of waterB7
  • 喜洋洋xǐyángyángradiant with joyB7
  • 洋溢yángyìbrimming withB7

See it in sentences

海洋真大啊。

The ocean is so vast.

他从小就喜欢海洋。

He has loved the ocean since childhood.