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大海

dà hǎi · da hai

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Meaning

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  1. sea
  2. ocean
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Let's see the sea

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)看(kàn)大海(dàhǎi)。

    I want to go see the sea.

  2. Liangliang

    大海(dàhǎi)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)，要(yào)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)。

    The sea is far from here, you need a plane.

  3. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)听说(tīngshuō)大海(dàhǎi)很(hěn)蓝(lán)。

    Never mind, I heard the sea is very blue.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)周末(zhōumò)去(qù)吧(ba)？

    Okay, shall we go at the weekend then?

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)要(yào)在(zài)大海(dàhǎi)里(lǐ)游泳(yóuyǒng)！

    Okay! I'm going to swim in the sea!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)不会(bùhuì)游泳(yóuyǒng)吗(ma)？

    Aren't you unable to swim?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)游(yóu)泳(yǒng)并(bìng)不(bú)意(yì)味(wèi)着(zhe)就(jiù)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)大(dà)海(hǎi)。

Swimming in the sea doesn't mean owning the sea.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by afeinberg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)出(chū)海(hǎi)的(de)人(rén)，也(yě)对(duì)大(dà)海(hǎi)心(xīn)生(shēng)敬(jìng)仰(yǎng)。

The sea is admired by those who don't go to sea.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

海
hǎi

ocean; sea

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