海域
hǎi yù
Pinyin

Definition

海域
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hǎi yù
  1. sea area
  2. territorial waters
  3. maritime space

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]
海贼
hǎi zéi
  1. 1 pirate
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
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

哦！这就是我这几天看到的仲裁结果报导，说是判菲律宾“胜诉”，并否定了中国之前划定的南海“九段线”，宣称中国对南海海域没有“历史性所有权”，对吧？
ò ！zhè jiùshì wǒ zhè jǐ tiān kàndào de zhòngcái jiéguǒ bàodǎo ，shuō shì pàn Fēilǜbīn “shèngsù ”，bìng fǒudìng le Zhōngguó zhīqián huàdìng de nánhǎi “jiǔduànxiàn ”，xuānchēng Zhōngguó duì nánhǎi hǎiyù méiyǒu “lìshǐxìng suǒyǒuquán ”，duìba ？
Oh! Is this the report on the result of an arbitration that I've seen over the last few days. The reports said the Philippines was victorious and that the ruling rejected the "nine-dash line" that asserts China's claim. It was proclaimed that China has no historical ownership over the South China Sea region, no?
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我家里有PS3，还有《战神3》和《神秘海域3》。
wǒ jiālǐ yǒu PS sān ，háiyǒu 《Zhànshén sān 》hé 《Shénmìhǎiyù sān 》。
I have a PS3 at my house. I also have God of War 3 and Uncharted 3.
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古巴、巴西以及我国的雷达最新监控显示，法国的核潜艇于昨日凌晨突然在其活动海域消失。我们分析法国是想掠夺南美，特别是委内瑞拉的石油资源。我国已经进入一级战备状态，请求各盟国军事支援。
Gǔbā 、Bāxī yǐjí wǒguó de léidá zuìxīn jiānkòng xiǎnshì ，Fǎguó de hé qiántǐng yú zuórì língchén tūrán zài qí huódònghǎiyù xiāoshī 。wǒmen fēnxī Fǎguó shì xiǎng lüèduó Nánměi ，tèbié shì Wěinèiruìlā de shíyóuzīyuán 。wǒguó yǐjīng jìnrù yījí zhànbèi zhuàngtài ，qǐngqiú gè méngguó jūnshì zhīyuán 。
Our latest radar reports, plus reports from Cuba and Brazil, indicate that a French nuclear submarine suddenly disappeared from its area of activity in the early morning yesterday. Our analysis indicates that France wants to seize South America, especially Venezuela's oil resources. We're already on Level I alert, and we've requested military support from all our allies.
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美国正在将其部署在印度洋的总数为二十艘的“林肯航空母舰”舰队派往开普敦海域，预计将对南非实施军事打击。
Měiguó zhèngzài jiāng qí bùshǔ zài Yìndùyáng de z��ngshù wéi èrshí sōu de “línkěn hángkōngmǔjiàn ”jiànduì pàiwǎng Kāipǔdūn hǎiyù ，yùjì jiāng duì Nánfēi shíshī jūnshì dǎjī 。
Now, America is sending the twenty ships in its ``Lincoln Aircraft Carrier Group" from the Indian Ocean to the sea around Cape Town. Looks like they'll carry out a military attack against South Africa.
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原来如此。洋山深水港拥有15米以上的海域，已经是非常难得的深水条件了，难怪会成为上海打造航运枢纽和国际航运中心的关键。
yuánlái rúcǐ 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yōngyǒu shíwǔ mǐ yǐshàng de hǎiyù ，yǐjīng shì fēicháng nándé de shēnshuǐ tiáojiàn le ，nánguài huì chéngwéi Shànghǎi dǎzào hángyùn shūniǔ hé guójì hángyùnzhōngxīn de guānjiàn 。
Oh, so that's how it is. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is a maritime area deeper than fifteen meters. That's rare. No wonder it's become a key part of Shanghai's construction of an international shipping center.
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据说要建上海国际航运中心，就必须要有一个水深15米以上的深水港，而洋山，是离上海最近的一处水深15米以上海域。另外，这片海域也是离国际主要航线最近的地方。因此，综合各方面因素，港址最后被定在了离上海只有27.5公里的洋山岛。
jùshuō yào jiàn Shànghǎi guójì hángyùnzhōngxīn ，jiù bìxū yào yǒu yī ge shuǐ shēn shíwǔ mǐ yǐshàng de shēnshuǐgǎng ，ér Yángshān ，shì lí Shànghǎi zuìjìn de yī chù shuǐ shēn shíwǔ mǐ yǐshàng hǎiyù 。lìngwài ，zhè piàn hǎiyù yě shì lí guójì zhǔyào hángxiàn zuìjìn de dìfang 。yīncǐ ，zōnghé gèfāngmiàn yīnsù ，gǎngzhǐ zuìhòu bèi dìng zài le lí Shànghǎi zhǐyǒu èrshí qī diǎn wǔ gōnglǐ de Yángshāndǎo 。
It's said that in order to make Shanghai an international shipping center, we must have a harbor deeper than fifteen meters. Yangshan is the nearest maritime area from Shanghai with a depth over fifteen meters. Plus, this is the nearest spot to major international air routes. So, on account of all these factors, Yangshan Island, just 27.5 kilometers away from Shanghai, was chosen as the site.
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