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海水 (hǎi shuǐ): Seawater (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

海水 consists of 2 characters.
hǎi
海
sea; large body of salt water
shuǐ
水
water

Example Sentences with 海水

hǎi海
shuǐ水
qīn侵
shí蚀
le了
hǎi海
àn岸
xiàn线
。
Seawater has eroded the coastline.
zhǎng涨
cháo潮
shí时
hǎi海
shuǐ水
huì会
yān淹
mò没
zhè这
zhè这
piàn片
shā沙
tān滩
yǐ以
qí其
xì细
nì腻
de的
bái
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kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
piàn片
shā沙
tān滩
。
The rising tide will submerge this beach.
白
shā沙
hé和
qīng清
chè澈
de的
hǎi海
shuǐ水
ér而
wén闻
míng名
xiá遐
ěr迩
。
This beach is renowned far and wide for its fine white sand and crystal-clear seawater.
jiū
究
rú如
hé何
lì利
yòng用
hǎi海
zǎo藻
lái来
jìng净
huà化
shòu受
wū污
rǎn染
de的
hǎi海
shuǐ水
。
Scientists are studying how to use seaweed to purify polluted seawater.
kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
gāo高
xiào效
dì地
jiāng将
hǎi海
shuǐ水
zhuǎn转
huà化
wéi为
kě可
yǐn饮
yòng用
de的
dàn淡
shuǐ水
。
Scientists are researching how to efficiently convert seawater into drinkable fresh water.
dāng当
hǎi海
shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
shā沙
lì粒
jìn进
rù入
bèi贝
ké壳
，
jīng经
guò过
màn漫
cháng长
suì岁
yuè月
，
cái才
néng能
yùn孕
yù育
chū出
zhēn珍
zhū珠
。
When a grain of sand enters the shell in seawater, it takes a long time to nurture a pearl.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 海水.

Words with 海
  • 海洋hǎi yángHSK 4
  • 下海xià hǎi
  • 大海dà hǎi
  • 宦海huàn hǎi
  • 沿海yán hǎi
  • 海关hǎi guān
  • 海军hǎi jūn
  • 海啸hǎi xiào
Words with 水
  • 水果shuǐ guǒHSK 1
  • 水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
  • 矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐHSK 4
  • 冷水lěng shuǐ
  • 凉水liáng shuǐ
  • 口水kǒu shuǐ
  • 墨水mò shuǐ
  • 开水kāi shuǐ