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海啸

海啸 (hǎi xiào): Tsunami / tidal wave (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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海啸 consists of 2 characters.

sea; large body of salt water

to howl, to roar, to whistle

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Pinyinhǎi xiào

Meaningtsunami / tidal wave

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word海啸

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How to Use 海啸 in Sentences

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

Noun + Complementwith过后

hǎi海

xiào啸

guò过

hòu后

neutral

after the tsunami

Verb + Object

yǐn引

fā发

hǎi海

xiào啸

neutral

trigger a tsunami

Adjective + Nounwith巨大

jù巨

dà大

hǎi海

xiào啸

Noun + Nounwith预警

hǎi海

xiào啸

yù预

jǐng警

4.

Example Sentences with 海啸

hǎi海

xiào啸

lái来

le了

，

dà大

jiā家

fā发

shēng生

hǎi海

xiào啸

neutral

a tsunami occurs

neutral

massive tsunami

formal

tsunami warning

kuài快

pǎo跑

！

The tsunami is coming, everyone run!

yán沿

hǎi海

chéng城

shì市

bì必

xū须

jiàn建

lì立

wán完

shàn善

de的

hǎi海

xiào啸

yù预

jǐng警

xì系

tǒng统

。

Coastal cities must establish comprehensive tsunami warning systems.

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

nà那

cì次

cuī摧

huǐ毁

le了

zhěng整

gè个

gǎng港

kǒu口

de的

hǎi海

xiào啸

ma吗

？

Have you heard about the tsunami that destroyed the entire port?

dì地

zhèn震

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

yǐn引

qǐ起

hǎi海

xiào啸

，

zào造

chéng成

yán沿

hǎi海

dì地

qū区

de的

pò破

huài坏

。

Earthquakes can sometimes cause tsunamis, leading to damage in coastal areas.

zhè这

cì次

hǎi海

xiào啸

de的

pò破

huài坏

lì力

yuǎn远

méi没

yǒu有

xīn新

wén闻

bào报

dào道

de的

nà那

me么

yán严

zhòng重

。

The destructive power of this tsunami was far less severe than reported in the news.

hǎi海

xiào啸

guò过

hòu后

，

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě者

men们

xùn迅

sù速

tóu投

rù入

dào到

zāi灾

hòu后

chóng重

jiàn建

gōng工

zuò作

zhōng中

。

After the tsunami, volunteers quickly engaged in post-disaster reconstruction work.

kē科

xué学

jiā家

men们

tōng通

guò过

jiān监

cè测

hǎi海

dǐ底

huó活

dòng动

lái来

yù预

jǐng警

hǎi海

xiào啸

，

yǐ以

jiǎn减

shǎo少

zāi灾

hài害

sǔn损

shī失

。

Scientists monitor seabed activity to warn of tsunamis, aiming to reduce disaster losses.

wǒ我

men们

zhèng正

zài在

tǎo讨

lùn论

rú如

hé何

yìng应

duì对

kě可

néng能

fā发

shēng生

de的

hǎi海

xiào啸

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

We are discussing how to deal with the potential risk of a tsunami.

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海关hǎi guānHSK 5
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海鲜hǎi xiānHSK 5
沿海yán hǎiHSK 6
海域hǎi yùHSK 6
海岸hǎi ànHSK 6
海拔hǎi báHSK 6

Words with 啸

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