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航海

航海 (háng hǎi): Navigation (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

航海 consists of 2 characters.

to navigate a vessel; to sail or fly

sea; large body of salt water

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Pinyinháng hǎi

MeaningNavigation

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word航海

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 航海.

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导航dǎo hángHSK 6
航天háng tiānHSK 6
航空háng kōngHSK 6
航行háng xíngHSK 6
续航xù hángHSK 7-9
航运háng yùnHSK 7-9
航天员háng tiān yuánHSK 7-9

Words with 海

海洋hǎi yángHSK 4
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 bá

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 航海 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith次

yī一

cì次

háng航

hǎi海

neutral

a voyage

Verb + Objectwith探险

háng航

hǎi海

tàn探

xiǎn险

Adjective + Noun

háng航

hǎi海

shí时

dài代

formal

Age of Sail

4.

Example Sentences with 航海

tā他

xǐ喜

huān欢

háng航

hǎi海

。

He likes sailing.

neutral

maritime exploration

háng航

hǎi海

jì技

shù术

formal

navigation technology

háng航

hǎi海

rì日

zhì志

formalWritten

logbook

gǔ古

dài代

de的

rén人

men们

yī依

kào靠

xīng星

chén辰

lái来

háng航

hǎi海

。

Ancient people relied on the stars for navigation.

tā他

bì毕

shēng生

de的

mèng梦

xiǎng想

jiù就

shì是

jià驾

shǐ驶

fān帆

chuán船

jìn进

xíng行

huán环

qiú球

háng航

hǎi海

。

His lifelong dream is to sail around the world.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

xiáng详

xì细

fēn分

xī析

le了

jìn近

shí十

nián年

quán全

qiú球

háng航

hǎi海

mào贸

yì易

de的

qū趋

shì势

。

This report provides a detailed analysis of the trends in global maritime trade over the past decade.

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

háng航

hǎi海

shì是

yī一

xiàng项

chōng充

mǎn满

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

de的

mào冒

xiǎn险

。

In ancient times, sailing was a challenging adventure.

rú如

guǒ果

méi没

yǒu有

jīng精

què确

de的

háng航

hǎi海

tú图

，

gǔ古

dài代

chuán船

zhī只

rú如

hé何

chuān穿

yuè越

máng茫

máng茫

dà大

hǎi海

？

How did ancient ships cross the vast ocean without accurate nautical charts?

è恶

liè劣

de的

tiān天

qì气

pò迫

shǐ使

wǒ我

men们

bù不

dé得

bú不

zàn暂

shí时

fàng放

qì弃

zhè这

cì次

háng航

hǎi海

jì计

huà划

。

The severe weather forced us to temporarily abandon this sailing plan.

xiàn现

dài代

háng航

hǎi海

jì技

shù术

ràng让

yuǎn远

yáng洋

háng航

xíng行

biàn变

dé得

gèng更

jiā加

ān安

quán全

hé和

gāo高

xiào效

。

Modern sailing technology makes ocean voyages safer and more efficient.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

jīng精

tōng通

háng航

hǎi海

jì技

shù术

，

hái还

duì对

hǎi海

yáng洋

shēng生

tài态

bǎo保

hù护

yǒu有

zhe着

shēn深

kè刻

jiàn见

jiě解

。

He is not only proficient in navigation technology but also has profound insights into marine ecological protection.