航海
háng hǎi
Pinyin

Definition

航海
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háng hǎi
  1. sailing
  2. navigation
  3. voyage by sea

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
刘海
liú hǎi
  1. 1 bangs
  2. 2 fringe (hair)
大海
dà hǎi
  1. 1 sea
  2. 2 ocean
导航
dǎo háng
  1. 1 navigation
海
Hǎi
  1. 1 surname Hai
海南
Hǎi nán
  1. 1 Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
  2. 2 Hainan Island
  3. 3 Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
  4. 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. 1 ocean
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
海贼
hǎi zéi
  1. 1 pirate
海量
hǎi liàng
  1. 1 huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
  1. 1 seafood
航空
háng kōng
  1. 1 aviation
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
上海话
Shàng hǎi huà
  1. 1 Shanghainese
  2. 2 Shanghai dialect
下海
xià hǎi
  1. 1 to go out to sea
  2. 2 to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. 3 (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)
中南海
Zhōng nán hǎi
  1. 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. 1 all parts of the country
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
  1. 1 multitude
  2. 2 vast crowd
人海
rén hǎi
  1. 1 a multitude
  2. 2 a sea of people
什刹海
shí chà hǎi
  1. 1 Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
出海
chū hǎi
  1. 1 to go out to sea
  2. 2 (neologism) to expand into overseas markets

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. 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. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
  1. 1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
  2. 2 to protect (sth)
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
  1. 1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
  2. 2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
  1. 1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
学海无涯
xué hǎi wú yá
  1. 1 sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
  2. 2 ars longa, vita brevis
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
  1. 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. 1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
  2. 2 to swear by all the Gods
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
恨海难填
hèn hǎi nán tián
  1. 1 sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
  1. 1 lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 fig. gigantic
  3. 3 of spectacular significance
扬名四海
yáng míng sì hǎi
  1. 1 known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea

Sample Sentences

老爸，今天学校给了我们一个作业。题目是我心中的航海家。你说写谁好？
lǎobà ，jīntiān xuéxiào gěi le wǒmen yī ge zuòyè 。tímù shì wǒ xīnzhōng de hánghǎijiā 。nǐ shuō xiě shéi hǎo ？
Dad, I got an assignment at school today. The topic is: 'the navigator closest to my heart.' Who do you think I should write about?
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你的作业，怎么问起我来了。你先想想你对哪个航海家比较熟悉？
nǐ de zuòyè ，zěnme wèn qǐ wǒ lái le 。nǐ xiān xiǎng xiang nǐ duì nǎ ge hánghǎijiā bǐjiào shúxī ？
It's your homework. Why are you asking me? First, think about which navigators you're relatively familiar with.
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臭小子，想到的都是外国人。我们中国也有一位伟大的航海家。而且出海时间比你说的那三位都要早。
chòu xiǎozi ，xiǎngdào de dōu shì wàiguórén 。wǒmen Zhōngguó yě yǒu yī wèi wěidà de hánghǎijiā 。érqiě chūhǎi shíjiān bǐ nǐ shuō de nà sān wèi dōu yào zǎo 。
You little rascal, all the ones you've thought of are foreigners. China has a great navigator as well and he went out to sea earlier than all three of the ones you mentioned.
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老爸，我决定了，这次的作业我要写我心中的航海家，郑和。
lǎobà ，wǒ juédìng le ，zhècì de zuòyè wǒ yào xiě wǒ xīnzhōng de hánghǎijiā ，Zhèng Hé 。
Dad, I've decided. For this assignment, I'm going to write, 'The navigator closest to my heart: Zheng He'.
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中国唐宋元时期，陆上和海上丝绸之路同步发展，中国、意大利、摩洛哥的旅行家杜环马可波罗、伊本白图泰都在陆上和海上丝绸之路留下了历史印记。15世纪初的明代，中国著名航海家郑和七次远洋航海，留下千古佳话。
Zhōngguó Táng Sòng Yuán shíqī ，lùshàng hé hǎishàng SīchóuzhīLù tóngbù fāzhǎn ，Zhōngguó 、Yìdàlì 、Móluògē de lǚxíngjiā Dùhuán MǎkěBōluó 、Yīběnbáitútài dōu zài lùshàng hé hǎishàng SīchóuzhīLù liúxià le lìshǐ yìnjì 。15 shìjì chū de Míngdài ，Zhōngguó zhùmíng hánghǎijiā ZhèngHé qī cì yuǎnyáng hánghǎi ，liúxià qiāngǔjiāhuà 。
In China’s Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, during the synchronous development of the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road, Chinese, Italian and Moroccan explorers Du Huan, Marco Polo and Ibn Battut, all left traces in the history of the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road. During the Ming Dynasty at the start of the 15th Century, the famous Chinese navigator Zheng He went on seven distant voyages, leaving behind legendary tales.
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呵呵，不错，及时做了补救。好，回答正确，加十分。第二题，明朝的航海家郑和是信仰什么宗教？
hēhē ，bùcuò ，jíshí zuò le bǔjiù 。hǎo ，huídá zhèngquè ，jiā shífēn 。dì èr tí ，Míngcháo de hánghǎijiā Zhèng Hé shì xìnyǎng shénme zōngjiào ？
Ha ha, not bad. You corrected yourself in time. OK, your answer is correct. 10 points. Second question: what religion did the Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He believe in?
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