海滨 (hǎi bīn) — seaside, shore | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

海滨 refers to a developed seaside area, especially a town or resort by the sea. Compare 海岸 (the coast itself) and 海滩 (the sandy beach).

noun

seasideshore

Examples

海滨。
Zhè zuò hǎi bīn xiǎo chéng měi nián xià tiān dōu xī yǐn dà liàng yóu kè.
This small seaside town attracts a large number of tourists every summer.
海滨，。
Yán zhe hǎi bīn màn màn zǒu, hǎi fēng chuī zài liǎn shàng hěn shū fu.
Walking slowly along the shore, the sea breeze feels very comfortable on the face.
海滨。
Tā bǎ fáng zi mǎi zài le hǎi bīn fù jìn.
He bought the house near the seaside.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

海滨 joins 海 and 滨 to describe the shore by the sea.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵每海

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

每měi海hǎi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濱; 滨 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

賓

賓bīn濱bīn

Same sound today

The traditional form 濱 shows 水 (water) beside 賓 to give the sound; the simplified 滨 is a later abbreviation.

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