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海湾

hǎi wān · hai wan/Hǎi wān · hai wan

Traditional 海灣

HSK 6

Meaning

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hǎi wān 海灣

  1. bay
  2. gulf

Hǎi wān 海灣

  1. (Persian) Gulf
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The hat in the bay

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)周末(zhōumò)去(qù)了(le)一个(yīgè)海湾(hǎiwān)，海水(hǎishuǐ)很(hěn)蓝(lán)。

    I went to a bay this weekend. The water was so blue.

  2. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)海湾(hǎiwān)有(yǒu)沙滩(shātān)吗(ma)？

    Does the bay have a beach?

  3. Leon

    有(yǒu)，可是(kěshì)风(fēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，帽子(màozi)被(bèi)吹(chuī)到(dào)海里(hǎilǐ)了(le)。

    Yes, but the wind was strong and my hat blew into the sea.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)找回来(zhǎohuílái)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you get it back?

  5. Leon

    没有(méiyǒu)，不过(bùguò)现在(xiànzài)海湾(hǎiwān)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一顶(yīdǐng)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)。

    No, but now there is a hat of mine in the bay.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)得(dé)到(dào)了(le)在(zài)这(zhè)个(gè)海(hǎi)湾(wān)内(nèi)捕(bǔ)鱼(yú)的(de)特(tè)权(quán)。

We were granted the privilege of fishing in this bay.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)海(hǎi)湾(wān)的(de)风(fēng)景(jǐng)非(fēi)常(cháng)优(yōu)美(měi)，吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)游(yóu)客(kè)。

The scenery of this bay is very beautiful and attracts many tourists.

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