海面
hǎi miàn
Pinyin

Definition

海面
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hǎi miàn
  1. sea level
  2. sea surface

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
上面
shàng miàn
  1. 1 on top of
  2. 2 above-mentioned
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
下面
xià miàn
  1. 1 below
  2. 2 under
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 the following
  5. 5 also pr. [xià mian]
前面
qián miàn
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 in front
  3. 3 preceding
  4. 4 above
  5. 5 also pr. [qián mian]
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
封面
fēng miàn
  1. 1 cover (of a publication)
后面
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
方面
fāng miàn
  1. 1 respect
  2. 2 aspect
  3. 3 field
  4. 4 side
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
桌面
zhuō miàn
  1. 1 desktop
  2. 2 tabletop
海
Hǎi
  1. 1 surname Hai
海鲜
hǎi xiān
  1. 1 seafood
泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn
  1. 1 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
界面
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface
画面
huà miàn
  1. 1 scene
  2. 2 tableau
  3. 3 picture
  4. 4 image
  5. 5 screen (displayed by a computer)
  6. 6 (motion picture) frame
  7. 7 field of view
表面
biǎo miàn
  1. 1 surface
  2. 2 face
  3. 3 outside
  4. 4 appearance
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
见面
jiàn miàn
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to see each other
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
铁面
tiě miàn
  1. 1 iron mask (as defensive armor)
  2. 2 fig. upright and selfless person
面
miàn
  1. 1 face
  2. 2 side
  3. 3 surface
  4. 4 aspect
  5. 5 top
  6. 6 classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面前
miàn qián
  1. 1 in front of
  2. 2 facing
  3. 3 (in the) presence (of)

Idioms (20)

一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
  1. 1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel at home anywhere
  3. 3 to roam about unconstrained
  4. 4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
  1. 1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
  2. 2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
学海泛舟
xué hǎi fàn zhōu
  1. 1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)

Sample Sentences

今年的第九号台风大象台风已经形成，从卫星云图上，可以看到台风的中心位置在台北的东北东方，大约三百三十公里的海面上。
jīnnián de dì jiǔ hào táifēng dàxiàng táifēng yǐjīng xíngchéng ，cóng wèixīngyúntú shàng ，kěyǐ kàndào táifēng de zhōngxīn wèizhi zài Táiběi de dōngběidōng fāng ，dàyuē sānbǎi sānshí gōnglǐ de hǎimiàn shàng 。
The ninth typhoon of this year Typhoon Chan-hom has already taken form. As you can see from the satellite image of the cloud patterns, the typhoon's center is located east-northeast of Taipei, at around 330 kilometers out to sea.
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对，很好。物体受到的浮力跟液体的密度有关。世界上最咸的湖叫“死海”，不会游泳的人都能浮在海面上看书……
duì ，hěn hǎo 。wùtǐ shòudào de fúlì gēn yètǐ de mìdù yǒuguān 。shìjiè shàng zuì xián de hú jiào “Sǐhǎi ”，bùhuì yóuyǒng de rén dōu néng fú zài hǎimiàn shàng kànshū ……
That's right. Very good. The buoyancy of a substance has to do with the density of the liquid. The world's saltiest lake is called the “Dead Sea”. Even people who can't swim can float on the surface of the sea and read a book.
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