海洋生物 (hǎi yáng shēng wù) — marine organisms; marine life | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

marine organismsmarine life

Measure word · 种

Examples

海洋生物。
Bǎo hù hǎi yáng shēng wù duì dì qiú shēng tài fēi cháng zhòng yào.
Protecting marine organisms is very important for the Earth's ecology.
海洋生物。
Zhè piàn hǎi yù de hǎi yáng shēng wù zhǒng lèi fēi cháng fēng fù.
The variety of marine organisms in this sea area is very rich.
海洋生物。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū shēn hǎi hǎi yáng shēng wù.
Scientists are studying deep-sea marine organisms.

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.

海洋ocean

海hǎisea洋yángocean

联合Coordinate

生物organism

生shēnglife物wùthing

偏正Modifier + head

海洋 (ocean) and 生物 (organisms) combine to mean marine organisms.

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.

氵羊洋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

羊

羊yáng洋yáng

Same sound today

洋 pairs 氵, the water part, with 羊 to give its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Appears in

Biology Fish & Aquatic Life

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.