沿海
yán hǎi
Pinyin

Definition

沿海
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yán hǎi
  1. coastal

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
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]
海量
hǎi liàng
  1. 1 huge volume
海鲜
hǎi xiān
  1. 1 seafood
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
前沿
qián yán
  1. 1 front-line
  2. 2 forward position
  3. 3 outpost
  4. 4 extending ahead
  5. 5 frontier (of science, technology etc)
加勒比海
Jiā lè bǐ Hǎi
  1. 1 Caribbean Sea
北海
Běi hǎi
  1. 1 Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
  2. 2 the North Sea (Europe)
  3. 3 Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi
  4. 4 Bohai Sea
  5. 5 Lake Baikal

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)
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
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 applicable anywhere (idiom)

Sample Sentences

其实有几种说法，有的说是为了寻找当时战败的前任皇帝，有的说是向别的国家耀武扬威。不过大多数人认为七次航行都有不同的目的。比如第一次是安抚南洋的小国，减轻倭寇对中国沿海地方的骚扰。第二次是通商。还有几次是开辟新的航线。
qíshí yǒu jǐ zhǒng shuōfa ，yǒude shuō shì wèile xúnzhǎo dāngshí zhànbài de qián rèn huángdì ，yǒude shuō shì xiàng biéde guójiā yàowǔyángwēi 。bùguò dàduōshù rén rènwéi qī cì hángxíng dōu yǒu bùtóng de mùdì 。bǐrú dì yī cì shì ānfǔ Nányáng de xiǎo guó ，jiǎnqīng wōkòu duì Zhōngguó yánhǎi dìfang de sāorǎo 。dì èr cì shì tōngshāng 。háiyǒu jǐcì shì kāipì xīn de hángxiàn 。
Actually there are a few different theories. Some say it was in order to search for the emperor of that time's defeated predecessor. Some say it was display of power directed at other countries. However, most everybody thinks that each of the 7 trips had different objectives. For example, the first time was to pacify the small countries in the southern sea; in order to decrease the number of places Japanese pirates were harassing along the Chinese coast. The second time was trade. Also, many times it was in order to create new shipping routes.
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没错，川菜已经很普及了，现在全国人民都能吃点辣了。很多家乡菜都是用当地特有的食材做的，沿海的地方家乡菜就以水产海鲜为主，靠山的地方就以家禽野味为主。
méicuò ，Chuāncài yǐjīng hěn pǔjí le ，xiànzài quánguó rénmín dōu néng chī diǎnr là le 。hěn duō jiāxiāng cài dōu shì yòng dāngdì tèyǒu de shícái zuò de ，yánhǎi de dìfang jiāxiāng cài jiù yǐ shuǐchǎn hǎixiān wéizhǔ ，kào shān de dìfang jiù yǐ jiāqín yěwèi wéizhǔ 。
Yes, Sichuanese food is already very common. Now people everywhere in China can eat a little bit of spice. Many local dishes use ingredients particular to the area. Places near the coast use seafood as their main ingredients, while places near the hills use poultry and game as their main ingredients.
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哎，我这是口误。你别老插嘴，行不行？中国东部沿海的人口比较多。上海、北京、重庆和广州是拥有千万人口的超大型城市，其中上海的人口最多......。
āi ，wǒ zhè shì kǒuwù 。nǐ bié lǎo chāzuǐ ，xíng bu xíng ？Zhōngguó dōngbù yánhǎi de rénkǒu bǐjiào duō 。Shànghǎi 、Běijīng 、Chóngqìng hé Guǎngzhōu shì yōngyǒu qiānwàn rénkǒu de chāo dàxíng chéngshì ，qízhōng Shànghǎi de rénkǒu zuìduō ......。
Hey, that was a slip of the tongue. Don't keep on interrupting me, all right? The population of the eastern coast of China is comparatively higher. Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Guangzhou are super-sized cities with populations in the tens of millions. Amongst them, Shanghai's population is the largest...
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对，大概这也是为什么“暴发户”成为了一个贬义词。其实很多人都是在改革开放后背井离乡，到沿海的开放城市去“淘金”，幸运地致富的。他们的经历中也会有坎坷和辛劳，可是到后来暴发户却成为了不劳而获的代名词。也许是他们富有之后的转变实在太大，所以才不被世人所接受吧。
duì ，dàgài zhè yěshì wèishénme “bàofāhù ”chéngwéi le yī ge biǎnyìcí 。qíshí hěn duō rén dōushì zài gǎigékāifàng hòu bèijǐnglíxiāng ，dào yánhǎi de kāifàngchéngshì qù “táojīn ”，xìngyùn de zhìfù de 。tāmen de jīnglì zhōng yě huì yǒu kǎnkě hé xīnláo ，kěshì dào hòulái bàofāhù què chéngwéi le bùláoérhuò de dàimíngcí 。yěxǔ shì tāmen fùyǒu zhīhòu de zhuǎnbiàn shízài tàidà ，suǒyǐ cái bù bèi shìrén suǒ jiēshòu ba 。
Yeah. That's probably why ''new money" has become a pejorative word. Actually, a lot of people left their homes after Reform and Opening. They went to coastal cities to seek their fortune, and they got rich because of their luck. Their experiences were bumpy and full of back-breaking work. But later on, ''nouveau riche" became a word for those who reaped what they did not sew. Maybe they're not accepted by the rest of the world because they changed so much after getting rich.
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陈磊问得好。上海不是特区，属于沿海开放城市。但它同样有很多优惠政策。
Chén Lěi wèn de hǎo 。Shànghǎi bù shì tèqū ，shǔyú yánhǎi kāifàng chéngshì 。dàn tā tóngyàng yǒu hěn duō yōuhuì zhèngcè 。
Chen Lei asks a good question. Shanghai is not a special economic zone. It belongs the one of the coastal open market cities that have many preferential policies.
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你说的是深圳走私船只撞击公安缉私快艇的新闻吧？我也看到那条新闻了。深圳、广州沿海一带地区的走私活动一向最为猖獗，这些地区也一直是国家缉私的重点。可是现在走私分子太狡猾了，缉私战士们的任务也越来越重。
nǐ shuō de shì Shēnzhèn zǒusī chuánzhi zhuàngjī gōngān jīsī kuàitǐng de xīnwén ba ？wǒ yě kàndào nà tiáo xīnwén le 。Shēnzhèn 、Guǎngzhōu yánhǎi yīdài dìqū de zǒusī huódòng yīxiàng zuì wèi chāngjué ，zhèxiē dìqū yě yīzhí shì guójiā jīsī de zhòngdiǎn 。kěshì xiànzài zǒusī fènzǐ tài jiǎohuá le ，jīsī zhànshìmen de rènwu yě yuèláiyuè zhóng 。
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