HSK · Level 29
135 words
Chinese word
海底
Pronunciation
Pinyinhǎi dǐ
Meaning
- nounbottom of the sea
Example
海底有很多奇怪的生物。hái dǐ yǒu hěn duō qí guài de shēng wù
There are many strange creatures at the bottom of the sea.
More examples
深海潜水器在海底采集了岩石样本。shēn hǎi qián shuǐ qì zài hái dǐ cǎi jí le yán shí yàng běn
A deep-sea submersible collected rock samples at the bottom of the sea.
Core concept
The broad underwater floor where seawater rests on rock, sand, or mud.
Common phrases
海底生物hái dǐ shēng wù
seafloor organisms
海底电缆hái dǐ diàn lǎn
submarine cable
海底地形hái dǐ dì xíng
seafloor topography
Similar words
海床hǎi chuáng: The relatively flat seabed where sand, rock, or mud has built up.
水底shuí dǐ: The lowest muddy or sandy layer beneath a body of water, such as a sea or river.
Definition in Chinese
海水之下的最下部，通常指海洋底部的土壤、岩石或泥沙所组成并被海水覆盖的区域。hái shuǐ zhī xià de zuì xià bù tōng cháng zhǐ hǎi yáng dǐ bù de tú rǎng yán shí huò ní shā suǒ zǔ chéng bìng bèi hái shuǐ fù gài de qū yù
Word origin
海 (hǎi, "sea") + 底 (dǐ, "bottom") combines to name the ground forming the lowest part of a sea.
Usage tips
- As a location noun, it can follow words meaning at, to, or from directly, without a separate noun meaning place.
Other meanings
- seabednoun
Opposites
- 海面hǎi miànsurface of the seanoun
Related words
- 海底电缆hái dǐ diàn lǎnsubmarine cablenoun
- 海底地形hái dǐ dì xíngseafloor topographynoun
- 海底沉积物hái dǐ chén jī wùseafloor sedimentnoun