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海鲜

hǎi xiān · hai xian

Traditional 海鮮

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. seafood
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Very fresh fish

  1. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)海鲜(hǎixiān)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    I heard the seafood here is delicious.

  2. Qiqi

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)海鲜(hǎixiān)都(dōu)是(shì)早上(zǎoshang)刚(gāng)到(dào)的(de)。

    All our seafood arrives fresh in the morning.

  3. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)有(yǒu)那么(nàme)新鲜(xīnxiān)吗(ma)？

    Is it really that fresh?

  4. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)条(tiáo)鱼(yú)还(hái)在(zài)游(yóu)呢(ne)！

    Look, that fish is still swimming!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)……我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)只(zhǐ)点(diǎn)蔬菜(shūcài)吗(ma)？

    Then... can I order only vegetables?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)海(hǎi)鲜(xiān)过(guò)敏(mǐn)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)只(zhǐ)能(néng)吃(chī)蔬(shū)菜(cài)。

I'm allergic to seafood, so I can only eat vegetables.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)市(shì)场(chǎng)每(měi)天(tiān)清(qīng)晨(chén)都(dōu)卖(mài)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)的(de)海(hǎi)鲜(xiān)。

This market sells fresh seafood every early morning.

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海
hǎi

ocean; sea

鲜
xiān

fresh; bright (in color)

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