海湾 hǎiwān Gulf
(Persian) Gulf; bay; gulf
How to remember 海湾: 海 sea + 湾 bay = Gulf.
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How it is used
- Means a bay or gulf - 一个宁静的海湾 (yí gè níngjìng de hǎiwān) a quiet bay.
- Capitalized in context it's the Persian Gulf - 海湾战争 (Hǎiwān Zhànzhēng) the Gulf War; 海湾国家 the Gulf states.
- Contrast 海峡 (hǎixiá, a strait between two seas); 海湾 is water reaching into the land.
Example sentences
- 我们得到了在这个海湾内捕鱼的特权。 Wǒmen dédào le zài zhège hǎiwān nèi bǔyú de tèquán.We were granted the privilege of fishing in this bay.