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海上

hǎi shàng · hai shang

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Meaning

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  1. maritime
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Photo from the sea

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这是(zhèshì)我(wǒ)在(zài)海上(hǎishàng)拍(pāi)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    Look, this is a photo I took at sea.

  2. Liangliang

    海上(hǎishàng)的(de)日出(rìchū)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    The sunrise at sea is so beautiful!

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，海上(hǎishàng)的(de)风(fēng)很(hěn)大(dà)，我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)。

    Yes, the wind at sea was strong and my hat flew away.

  4. Liangliang

    这张(zhèzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)日出(rìchū)？

    Why is there no sunrise in this photo?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拍(pāi)的(de)是(shì)帽子(màozi)飞走(fēizǒu)的(de)样子(yàngzi)。

    What I took is the hat flying away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

去(qù)年(nián)他(tā)在(zài)海(hǎi)上(shàng)度(dù)过(guò)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)。

Last year, he spent three months at sea.

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

02

太(tài)阳(yáng)从(cóng)海(hǎi)上(shàng)升(shēng)起(qǐ)了(le)。

The sun rose from the sea.

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

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