Chinese word

汪洋

Pronunciation

Pinyinwāng yáng

Meaning

  • nounocean

Example

远处，汪洋连成一片。yuǎn chù wāng yáng lián chéng yí piàn

In the distance, the ocean stretched out in one vast expanse.

Illustration for 汪洋 (ocean)

More examples

航海者在浩瀚的汪洋面前感到渺小。háng hǎi zhě zài hào hàn de wāng yáng miàn qián gǎn dào miáo xiǎo

Sailors feel small before the vast ocean.

Core concept

An immense expanse of water fills the view, suggesting both physical breadth and an unlimited range.

Common phrases

  • 浩瀚的汪洋hào hàn de wāng yáng

    vast ocean

  • 在汪洋中航行zài wāng yáng zhōng háng xíng

    sail on the ocean

Similar words

海洋hǎi yáng: The ocean as a whole, or the broad waters of the sea.
大洋dà yáng: A wide ocean area regarded as a major body of water.
大海dà hǎi: A broad and seemingly limitless sea.

Definition in Chinese

指广阔无垠的大海，也可引申指宏大、辽阔的事物或境界。zhǐ guǎng kuò wú yín de dà hǎi yě kě yǐn shēn zhǐ hóng dà liáo kuò de shì wù huò jìng jiè

Word origin

汪 (wāng, "deep, broad water") + 洋 (yáng, "ocean") join two water-related ideas to create a name for an exceptionally wide expanse.

Usage tips

  • The second syllable has the rising tone yáng, not the dipping tone yǎng, so tone accuracy helps keep this word distinct in speech.

Other meanings

  • seanoun

Related words

  • 汪洋大海wāng yáng dà hǎivast oceanidiom

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