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海洋 (hǎi yáng): ocean, sea

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: ocean, sea
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

ocean
ocean
the sea (as a large body of salt water)
marine
oceanic (used attributively in compounds)

Chinese explanation

地球表面被水覆盖的广阔区域，比海更大、更深，通常指远离陆地的广大水域
也泛指大海，常用来形容面积非常大或数量非常多的事物。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

ocean

ocean

Example sentences

There are all kinds of fish in the ocean.

I like swimming in the ocean.

Protecting the ocean environment is very important.

The ocean is much larger than the land.

He dreams of becoming an ocean scientist.

The ocean covers about seventy percent of the Earth's surface.

He likes to study marine life.

There are many kinds of fish in this ocean.

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