滨海 (Bīn hǎi) — to be situated by the sea; to front the sea

Definition

滨海 (Bīn hǎi) names coastal zones where land meets the sea — geography/place name use, not 'to go to the beach' (which is 去海边). Often appears as a modifier meaning 'coastal' (e.g., 滨海地区).

verb
to be situated by the seato front the sea

Examples

  • 滨海，。
    Zhè ge chéng shì Bīn hǎi, fēng jǐng yōu měi.
    This city borders the sea; the scenery is beautiful.
  • ，。
    Zhè zuò xiǎo chéng bīn yú hǎi, qì hòu wēn nuǎn.
    This small town fronts the sea; the climate is warm.
  • 滨海。
    Bīn hǎi Dì qū de jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
    The economic development in the coastal area is very fast.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

滨bīnborder
海hǎisea

滨 means to border and 海 is the sea, so together they describe being 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.

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.

Open 滨 →

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

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.

Open 海 →

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