外海 (wài hǎi) — open sea

Definition

Examples

• 这艘船已驶入外海，四周看不到陆地。
  Zhè sōu chuán yǐ shǐ rù wài hǎi, sì zhōu kàn bú dào lù dì.
  This ship has sailed into the open sea, with no land visible around.
• 渔民通常在近海捕鱼，很少去外海。
  Yú mín tōng cháng zài jìn hǎi bǔ yú, hěn shǎo qù wài hǎi.
  Fishermen usually fish in coastal waters, rarely going to the open sea.
• 这片外海的水域非常深，已经超过了两千米。
  Zhè piàn wài hǎi de shuǐ yù fēi cháng shēn, yǐ jīng chāo guò le liǎng qiān mǐ.
  The waters of this open sea area are very deep, already exceeding two thousand meters.