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hǎi
Main
English Definitionocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous; (Chinese surname)
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Pinyinhǎi
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hoi2
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of geography/physical features
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3

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海鲜hǎixiānseafood
海洋hǎiyángocean
海报hǎibàoposter; playbill; notice
海滩hǎitānbeach
海军hǎijūnnavy
Words With Same Tail Word    
脑海nǎohǎithe mind; the brain
沿海yánhǎicoastal
上海shànghǎiShanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to
大海dàhǎisea; ocean
珠海zhūhǎiZhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong province 广东省 in south China
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