海洋 (hǎi yáng) — ocean
Definition
海洋 refers specifically to the ocean as a whole, the vast body of salt water covering Earth. 海 is more general and can mean any large body of water, including in figurative uses.
noun
ocean
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 海洋。hǎi yáng Shì dì qiú shàng zuì dà de dōng xī.The ocean is the largest thing on Earth.
- 海洋。Wǒ xiǎng qù hǎi biān kàn hǎi yáng.I want to go to the seaside to see the ocean.
- 海洋。hǎi yáng Zhōng yǒu hěn duō měi lì de yú.There are many beautiful fish in the ocean.
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