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沿海 (yán hǎi): Along the coast (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

沿海 consists of 2 characters.

沿
yán
to follow a course; along
海
hǎi
sea; large body of salt water

Word Info

Pinyinyán hǎi
Meaningalong the coast; coastal; littoral
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 6
SyntaxNoun
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3.

How to Use 沿海 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沿海 with other words naturally.

Noun + Measure Wordwith一带
yán沿
hǎi海
yí一
dài带
neutral
coastal area/zone
Adjective + Noun
yán沿
hǎi海
jīng经
jì济
neutral
coastal economy
4.

Example Sentences with 沿海

wǒ我
jiā家
zhù住
zài在
yán沿
hǎi海
。
yán沿
hǎi海
dì地
qū区
neutral
coastal region
yán沿
hǎi海
chéng城
shì市
neutral
coastal city
yán沿
hǎi海
kāi开
fā发
formal
coastal development
My home is located in a coastal area.
yán沿
hǎi海
dì地
qū区
de的
tái台
fēng风
yù预
jǐng警
xì系
tǒng统
xū需
yào要
jìn进
yí一
bù步
wán完
shàn善
。
The typhoon warning system in coastal areas needs further improvement.
nǐ你
gèng更
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
yán沿
hǎi海
chéng城
shì市
hái还
shì是
nèi内
lù陆
chéng城
shì市
shēng生
huó活
？
Do you prefer living in coastal cities or inland cities?
yán沿
hǎi海
chéng城
shì市
tōng通
cháng常
fēng风
jǐng景
hěn很
měi美
。
Coastal cities usually have beautiful scenery.
yán沿
hǎi海
de的
shēng生
tài态
huán环
jìng境
bìng并
wèi未
yīn因
gōng工
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
ér而
wán完
quán全
è恶
huà化
。
The coastal ecological environment has not completely deteriorated due to industrial development.
yán沿
hǎi海
de的
yú渔
yè业
zī资
yuán源
hé和
lǚ旅
yóu游
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
shì是
xiāng相
fǔ辅
xiāng相
chéng成
de的
。
The development of coastal fishery resources and tourism industry complement each other.
yán沿
hǎi海
dì地
qū区
de的
jīng经
jì济
zhǔ主
yào要
yī依
kào靠
yú渔
yè业
hé和
lǚ旅
yóu游
yè业
。
The economy of coastal regions mainly relies on fishing and tourism.
zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
qù去
yán沿
hǎi海
de的
yú渔
cūn村
pǐn品
cháng尝
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
hǎi海
xiān鲜
。
We plan to go to a coastal fishing village this weekend to taste fresh seafood.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 沿海.

  • 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
  • 颁布bān bùpromulgate; issue; proclaim
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 保卫bǎo wèidefend; guard; safeguard
  • 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
  • 不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook
  • 保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
  • 被告bèi gàodefendant; the accused
  • 报仇bào chóurevenge; avenge
  • 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàbe roughly the same; about equal
  • 不由得bù yóu decannot help; cannot but
  • 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-mémoire
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沿海.

Words with 沿
  • 前沿qián yánHSK 7-9
  • 沿岸yán ànHSK 7-9
  • 沿用yán yòngHSK 7-9
  • 沿线yán xiànHSK 7-9
  • 沿途yán túHSK 7-9
  • 沿着yán zhe
Words with 海
  • 海洋hǎi yángHSK 4
  • 海关hǎi guānHSK 5
  • 海外hǎi wàiHSK 5
  • 海鲜hǎi xiānHSK 5
  • 海域hǎi yùHSK 6
  • 海岸hǎi ànHSK 6
  • 海拔hǎi báHSK 6
  • 海滨hǎi bīnHSK 6