Shanghai

( 指捕鱼 ) go out to sea ( pt went ) , pp gone

the high seas pl

the world

official circles pl

the sea

coast ⇒ 夏天，很多人到沿海城市度假。 Xiàtiān, hěn duō rén dào yánhǎi chéngshì dùjià. → In summer, many people go to the coastal cities for their holidays.

( 指事务 ) maritime affairs pl

customs pl

the navy

sailor

seafood

waters pl

⇒ 海外学子 hǎiwài xuézǐ → overseas student

shore

strait ⇒ 台湾海峡 Táiwān hǎixiá → the Taiwan Strait

poster

elevation

ocean

harbour ( 英 ) harbor ( 美 )

seaside

beach

territorial waters pl

sponge

seafood

coast

nautical mile

( 敬 : 大度 ) magnanimity ⇒ 多谢您海量包涵。 Duōxiè nín hǎiliàng bāohán. → Thank you so much for your generosity.

seafood

mind

navigate

territorial waters pl

fringe ( 英 ) bangs ( 美 ) pl

heroin

all over the country ⇒ 北京每天都迎来来自五湖四海的游客。 Běijīng měi tiān dōu yínglái láizì wǔ hú sì hǎi de yóukè. → Every day, people from all over the country come to Beijing.

a sea of people ⇒ 国庆节那天,天安门广场上人山人海。 Guóqìng Jié nà tiān, tiān'ānmén guǎngchǎng shang rén shān rén hǎi. → On National Day, Tian'anmen Square was a sea of people.

extremely dangerous place

look for a needle in a haystack

( 遥远 ) far away ⇒ 即使身处天南海北,我们也要互相关心。 Jíshǐ shēn chǔ tiān nán hǎi běi, wǒmen yě yào hùxiāng guānxīn. → Even if we are far away from one another, we must still care for each other.

( 字 ) far and wide

exotic delicacies pl

make a pledge of everlasting love

overwhelming

a drop in the ocean

radical changes ⇒ 多年后重返故乡,真有种沧海桑田的感觉。 Duō nián hòu chóngfǎn gùxiāng, zhēn yǒu zhǒng cāng hǎi sāng tián de gǎnjué. → Returning home after so many years, I had the impression that the place had undergone a complete transformation.

myriad ⇒ 中国古典诗歌浩如烟海。 Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn shīgē hào rú yān hǎi. → There are a myriad of Chinese ancient classical poems.

look for a needle in a haystack

forever ⇒ 他们发誓海枯石烂不变心。 Tāmen fāshì hǎi kū shí làn bù biànxīn. → They vowed that they would always be faithful.

pledge everlasting love

( 字 : 指自然 ) boundless