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大海
dàhǎi
1. sea
2. ocean
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1 3 丶
海
hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (5)

大海沟
dàhǎigōu
marine trench
胖大海
pàngdàhǎi
malva nut
大海捞针
dàhǎilāozhēn
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
石投大海
shítóudàhǎi
to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
石沉大海
shíchéndàhǎi
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)

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