海盗 hǎidào pirate
How to remember 海盗: 海 sea + 盗 to rob = pirate.
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How it is used
- Means a pirate - 加勒比海盗 (Jiālèbǐ Hǎidào) Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Also extends to piracy in the digital sense loosely, and 海盗船 (hǎidào chuán) pirate ship (also a swinging-boat carnival ride).
- Straightforward noun; 盗 (to rob) marks the robber-at-sea meaning clearly.