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海边

hǎi biān · hai bian

Traditional 海邊

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. coast
  2. seaside
  3. seashore
  4. beach
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  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)吧(ba)！

    Let us go to the seaside this weekend!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)啊(a)！海边(hǎibiān)的(de)风(fēng)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)。

    Good! The wind at the seaside is comfortable.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)在(zài)海边(hǎibiān)睡(shuì)一个(yīgè)下午(xiàwǔ)。

    I will sleep all afternoon at the seaside.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)在(zài)海边(hǎibiān)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)，醒来(xǐnglái)脸(liǎn)都(dōu)红(hóng)了(le)。

    Last time you fell asleep there and woke up with a red face.

  5. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)带(dài)帽子(màozi)。

    This time I will bring a hat.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)在(zài)我(wǒ)包(bāo)里(lǐ)，是(shì)去年(qùnián)的(de)。

    Your hat is in my bag. It is from last year.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)住(zhù)在(zài)海(hǎi)边(biān)所(suǒ)以(yǐ)经(jīng)常(cháng)去(qù)海(hǎi)滩(tān)。

I live near the sea, so I often go to the beach.

Tatoeba: Chinese by suitchic · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)海(hǎi)边(biān)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)度(dù)假(jià)屋(wū)。

She has a cottage by the sea.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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海
hǎi

ocean; sea

边
biān

side; edge

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