海洋 hǎiyáng ocean
How to remember 海洋: 海 sea + 洋 sea = ocean.
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How it is used
- The ocean / seas - 海洋生物 (hǎiyáng shēngwù) marine life; 海洋公园 ocean park.
- 海 (sea) + 洋 (open ocean); the grand, scientific/geographic term for the world's oceans.
- Contrast 海 (hǎi) alone, the everyday 'sea' you go to; 海洋 is the vast oceanic whole, common in compounds.
Example sentences
- 我们很喜欢海洋。 Wǒmen hěn xǐhuan hǎiyáng.We love the sea.
- 废水经常污染海洋。 Fèishuǐ jīngcháng wūrǎn hǎiyáng.Sewage often pollutes the ocean.