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海豚
hǎi tún
Pinyin
Definition
海豚
-
hǎi tún
dolphin
Character Decomposition
海
氵
丿
一
母
豚
月
豕
Related Words
(20)
上海
Shàng hǎi
1
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
刘海
liú hǎi
1
bangs
2
fringe (hair)
大海
dà hǎi
1
sea
2
ocean
海
Hǎi
1
surname Hai
海南
Hǎi nán
1
Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
2
Hainan Island
3
Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
4
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
海洋
hǎi yáng
1
ocean
2
CL:個|个[gè]
海量
hǎi liàng
1
huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
1
seafood
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
1
Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
上海话
Shàng hǎi huà
1
Shanghainese
2
Shanghai dialect
下海
xià hǎi
1
to go out to sea
2
to enter the sea (to swim etc)
3
(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
中南海
Zhōng nán hǎi
1
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi
1
all parts of the country
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
1
multitude
2
vast crowd
人海
rén hǎi
1
a multitude
2
a sea of people
什刹海
shí chà hǎi
1
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
出海
chū hǎi
1
to go out to sea
2
(neologism) to expand into overseas markets
加勒比海
Jiā lè bǐ Hǎi
1
Caribbean Sea
北海
Běi hǎi
1
Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
2
the North Sea (Europe)
3
Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi
4
Bohai Sea
5
Lake Baikal
北海道
Běi hǎi dào
1
Hokkaidō, Japan
Idioms
(20)
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
1
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
1
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1
to become known far and wide (idiom)
2
famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2
worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2
to feel at home anywhere
3
to roam about unconstrained
4
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
1
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
1
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
2
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
1
sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学海无涯
xué hǎi wú yá
1
sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
2
ars longa, vita brevis
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
1
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
山盟海誓
shān méng hǎi shì
1
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
2
to swear by all the Gods
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
1
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
恨海难填
hèn hǎi nán tián
1
sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
1
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
2
fig. gigantic
3
of spectacular significance
扬名四海
yáng míng sì hǎi
1
known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
1
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2
a panacea
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
1
applicable anywhere (idiom)
Sample Sentences
好,爸爸,你去看一下海豚表演的时间。
hǎo ,bàba ,nǐ qù kàn yīxià hǎitún biǎoyǎn de shíjiān 。
OK, darling, would you have a look at the times for the dolphin display.
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Pre Intermediate
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妈妈,我要看海豚!还要看企鹅!
māma ,wǒ yào kàn hǎitún !háiyàokàn qǐé !
Mum, I want to see the dolphins! And the penguins too!
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Pre Intermediate
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队排得真长,毛毛,你要不要气球?有海豚的哦!
duì pái de zhēn cháng ,máomáo ,nǐ yào bú yào qìqiú ?yǒu hǎitún de ò !
There's a really long queue, Maomao, do you want a balloon? They've got dolphin ones!
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Pre Intermediate
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来,我们先去买气球,再去看海豚表演,然后去看企鹅。
lái ,wǒmen xiān qù mǎi qìqiú ,zài qù kàn hǎitún biǎoyǎn ,ránhòu qù kàn qǐé 。
OK, let's go buy a balloon first, then we'll see the dolphin show and then the penguins.
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Pre Intermediate
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我不知道。我比较想看海豚。
wǒ bù zhīdào 。wǒ bǐjiào xiǎng kàn hǎitún 。
I don't know. I'm more interested in seeing the dolphins.
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Pre Intermediate
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海豚没意思。我们去看鲨鱼!
hǎitún méi yìsi 。wǒmen qù kàn shāyú !
The dolphins are boring. Let's go see the sharks!
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Pre Intermediate
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