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大西洋

Dà xī yáng · da xi yang

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Meaning

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  1. Atlantic Ocean
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Across the Atlantic

  1. Leon

    我的(wǒde)家(jiā)在(zài)大西洋(dàxīyáng)的(de)另一边(lìngyībiān)。

    My home is on the other side of the Atlantic.

  2. Dengdeng

    大西洋(dàxīyáng)！那(nà)你(nǐ)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    The Atlantic! Then how long is your flight?

  3. Leon

    差不多(chàbuduō)十个(shígè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    About ten hours.

  4. Liangliang

    十个(shígè)小时(xiǎoshí)，我(wǒ)一(yī)想到(xiǎngdào)就(jiù)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Ten hours, I get tired just thinking of it.

  5. Leon

    不过(bùguò)飞过(fēiguò)大西洋(dàxīyáng)的(de)时候(shíhou)，云(yún)很(hěn)美(měi)。

    But when you fly over the Atlantic, the clouds are beautiful.

  6. Dengdeng

    下次(xiàcì)我们(wǒmen)飞过(fēiguò)大西洋(dàxīyáng)去(qù)看(kàn)你(nǐ)。亮亮(liàngliàng)一(yī)上(shàng)飞机(fēijī)就(jiù)会(huì)睡着(shuìzháo)！

    Next time we will fly over the Atlantic to see you. Liangliang will fall asleep as soon as he boards!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)西(xī)洋(yáng)是(shì)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)第(dì)二(èr)大(dà)的(de)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)。

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world.

02

这(zhè)艘(sōu)船(chuán)用(yòng)了(le)五(wǔ)天(tiān)时(shí)间(jiān)横(héng)渡(dù)大(dà)西(xī)洋(yáng)。

This ship took five days to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

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