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下海
xiàhǎi
1. to go to sea
2. fig. to leave secure job (iron rice-bowl [[鐵飯碗|铁饭碗]]) for sth better but more risky
Common • Top 16%

Character Breakdown

下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1 3 丶
海
hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

夸下海口
kuāxiahǎikǒu
see [[誇海口|夸海口<kuāhǎikǒu>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
13,177 of 84,292