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海峡

海峡 (hǎi xiá): Strait / channel (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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海峡 consists of 2 characters.

sea; large body of salt water

gorge, narrow passage between mountains

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Pinyinhǎi xiá

Meaningstrait / channel

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word海峡

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How to Use 海峡 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith狭窄

xiá狭

zhǎi窄

de的

hǎi海

xiá峡

neutral

narrow strait

Verb + Objectwith跨越

kuà跨

yuè越

hǎi海

xiá峡

Noun + Nounwith两岸

hǎi海

xiá峡

liǎng两

àn岸

Proper Nounwith台湾

Tái台

wān湾

Hǎi海

xiá峡

4.

Example Sentences with 海峡

tái台

wān湾

hǎi海

xiá峡

hěn很

kuān宽

。

neutral

cross the strait

formal

both sides of the strait

formal

Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait is very wide.

zhè这

tiáo条

hǎi海

xiá峡

shì是

liǎng两

guó国

zhī之

jiān间

zuì最

biàn便

jié捷

de的

hǎi海

shàng上

tōng通

dào道

。

This strait is the most convenient maritime passage between the two countries.

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

nǎ哪

gè个

hǎi海

xiá峡

de的

háng航

yùn运

zuì最

wèi为

fán繁

máng忙

ma吗

？

Do you know which strait has the busiest shipping traffic?

wǒ我

men们

zuò坐

chuán船

chuān穿

guò过

hǎi海

xiá峡

，

kàn看

dào到

le了

měi美

lì丽

de的

hǎi海

jǐng景

。

We took a boat across the strait and saw beautiful sea views.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

qīn亲

yǎn眼

jiàn见

guò过

nà那

tiáo条

zhù著

míng名

de的

hǎi海

xiá峡

，

shēn深

gǎn感

yí遗

hàn憾

。

He has never seen that famous strait with his own eyes and deeply regrets it.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

hǎi海

xiá峡

fēng风

làng浪

hěn很

dà大

，

dàn但

dù渡

lún轮

yī依

rán然

zhǔn准

shí时

qǐ起

háng航

le了

。

Although the strait was very rough, the ferry still departed on time.

zhè这

ge个

hǎi海

xiá峡

lián连

jiē接

zhe着

liǎng两

gè个

dà大

yáng洋

，

shì是

zhòng重

yào要

de的

háng航

yùn运

tōng通

dào道

。

This strait connects two oceans and is an important shipping route.

zhàn站

zài在

dēng灯

tǎ塔

shàng上

，

zhěng整

gè个

hǎi海

xiá峡

de的

zhuàng壮

lì丽

jǐng景

sè色

jìn尽

shōu收

yǎn眼

dǐ底

。

Standing on the lighthouse, the magnificent scenery of the entire strait is in full view.

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海关hǎi guānHSK 5
海外hǎi wàiHSK 5
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 峡

峡谷xiá gǔHSK 6