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1 Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
2 Hainan Island
3 Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
4 Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng

1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

侯门似海

hóu mén sì hǎi

1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)

八仙过海，各显神通

Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng

1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

名扬四海

míng yáng sì hǎi

1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
2 famous

Sample Sentences

海尔集团

Hǎiěr jítuán

Haier Group

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欢迎致电海尔维修热线，请问有什么可以帮您的吗？

huānyíng zhìdiàn hǎiěr wéixiū rèxiàn ，qǐngwèn yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ma ？

Welcome to the Haier Repair Hotline. What can I help you with?

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但是凡事都需要时间。我们的企业算到现在，发展还不到30年，能有这么一大批新兴企业逐渐拓展海外市场已经是很惊人的成就了。比如海尔，联想和华为，都在自己的领域成功地站稳脚跟，现在正在不断努力成为世界认可的品牌。

dànshì fánshì dōu xūyào shíjiān 。wǒmen de qǐyè suàn dào xiànzài ，fāzhǎn hái bùdào sānshí nián ，néng yǒu zhème yīdàpī xīnxīng qǐyè zhújiàn tuòzhǎn hǎiwài shìchǎng yǐjīng shì hěn jīngrén de chéngjiù le 。bǐrú hǎi ěr ，liánxiǎng hé huáwéi ，dōu zài zìjǐ de lǐngyù chénggōng de zhànwěn jiǎogēn ，xiànzài zhèngzài bùduàn nǔlì chéngwéi shìjiè rènkě de pǐnpái 。

But everything takes time. Up till today, our companies haven't even been developing for thirty years. Having a big group of flourishing companies gradually opening up foreign markets is a surprising achievement. For example, Haier, Lenovo and Huawei all have a firm foothold in their fields. Now, they are working hard to become world-recognized brands.

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是啊，海尔是最早进军国际，也是最成功的中国企业之一。他们的小家电在欧洲和北美已经占有可观的市场份额。去年的《财富500强》，中国就有15家企业上榜。以前大家总认为中国是超级世界工厂，但是现在，中国企业的自身发展也相当迅速。

shì a ，hǎi ěr shì zuì zǎo jìnjūn guójì ，yě shì zuì chénggōng de Zhōngguó qǐyè zhīyī 。tāmen de xiǎo jiādiàn zài Ōuzhōu hé Běiměi yǐjīng zhànyǒu kěguān de shìchǎng fèn é 。qùnián de 《cáifù 》，Zhōngguó jiù yǒu shí wǔ jiā qǐyè shàng bǎng 。yǐqián dàjiā zǒng rènwéi Zhōngguó shì chāojí shìjiègōngchǎng ，dànshì xiànzài ，Zhōngguó qǐyè de zìshēn fāzhǎn yě xiāngdāng xùnsù 。

Yeah. Haier was the earliest to march into the international market. And it's one of the most successful Chinese companies. Their small home electronics already occupy a significant portion of the European and North American markets. Last year, fifteen Chinese companies were listed on the Fortune 500. In the past, everyone thought that China was the super world market. But now, Chinese companies' natural development is also remarkably fast.

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最近我去欧洲旅游，发现商店里卖的电器好多都是海尔。售货员还说销路很好。看来中国企业真是走向世界了。

zuìjìn wǒ qù ōuzhōu lǚyóu ，fāxiàn shāngdiàn lǐ mài de diànqì hǎoduō dōu shì hǎiěr 。shòuhuòyuán háishuō xiāolù hěn hǎo 。kànlai Zhōngguó qǐyè zhēnshì zǒuxiàngshìjiè le 。

I went traveling in Africa recently. I noticed that a lot of the electronics being sold in stores there were made by Haier. The sales person even said that they were selling well. It looks like Chinese companies are really going global.

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嗯，我还看到过报道说海尔打入欧美市场时，做了很细致的客户研究和市场调查。他们发现国外许多年轻人的住房都很小，所以根据这个特点设计了小型的家电，并帮助他们成功打入了当地市场。所以说，在中国企业国际化的过程中，本土化也是至关重要的。

ng4 ，wǒ hái kàndào guo bàodàoshuō hǎi ěr dǎrù Ōuměi shìchǎng shí ，zuòle hěn xìzhì de kèhù yánjiū hé shìchǎngdiàochá 。tāmen fāxiàn guówài xǔduō niánqīngrén de zhùfáng dōu hěn xiǎo ，suǒyǐ gēnjù zhè ge tèdiǎn shèjì le xiǎoxíng de jiā diàn ，bìng bāngzhù tāmen chénggōng dǎrù le dāngdì shìchǎng 。suǒyǐshuō ，zài Zhōngguó qǐyè guójìhuà de guòchéng zhōng ，běntǔhuà yě shì zhìguānzhòngyāo de 。

Hmm-- I saw a report that said when Haier entered the US-European markets, they did very thorough customer research and a market investigation. They learned that many young people overseas have small housing. So, they specially designed small household electronics accordingly. This helped them successfully break into the local market. That is to say, as Chinese companies internationalize, localization is also extremely important.

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