Chinese word

海湾

Pronunciation

Pinyinhǎi wān

Meaning

  • nounbay

Example

这个海湾很漂亮。zhè ge hǎi wān hěn piào liàng

This bay is very beautiful.

Illustration for 海湾 (bay)

More examples

大型货轮每天进出海湾港口。dà xíng huò lún měi tiān jìn chū hǎi wān gáng kǒu

Large cargo ships enter and leave the port in the bay every day.

Core concept

Land curves around an open stretch of sea, forming a natural water space that can shelter boats and support fishing.

Common phrases

  • 海湾港口hǎi wān gáng kǒu

    port in the bay

  • 海湾地区hǎi wān dì qū

    bay area

  • 海湾国家hǎi wān guó jiā

    Gulf countries

Similar words

湾wān: An inlet formed when the sea or a lake extends into the land.
海港hái gǎng: A seaport and its facilities for receiving and sending ships.
港口gáng kǒu: The part of a port where ships enter and leave, together with its facilities.
港gǎng: A waterside place where ships stop and people or goods are transferred.

Definition in Chinese

靠近海岸的内凹水域，水面较开阔且常为船只停泊或渔业活动的自然海域kào jìn hǎi àn de nèi āo shuǐ yù shuǐ miàn jiào kāi kuò qiě cháng wèi chuán zhī tíng bó huò yú yè huó dòng de zì rán hǎi yù

Word origin

海湾 (hǎiwān, "sea bay") puts 海 (hǎi, "sea") before 湾 (wān, "inlet"), specifying an inlet formed by the sea.

Usage tips

  • English can use bay for a very large coastal feature, so size alone does not determine whether this word fits.

Other meanings

  • covenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 海湾战争hǎi wān zhàn zhēngGulf Warnoun
  • 海湾国家hǎi wān guó jiāGulf countrynoun

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