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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

日本人的起源有很多说法，但没一个证据充足的。根据基因分析，现代日本人主要有蒙古人种的基因，也有亚洲南部海岛人种的基因，还有......

rìběnrén de qǐyuán yǒu hěn duō shuōfa ，dàn méi yī ge zhèngjù chōngzú de 。gēnjù jīyīn fēnxī ，xiàndài rìběnrén zhǔ yào yǒu ménggǔ rénzhǒng de jīyīn ，yě yǒu yàzhōu nánbù hǎidǎo rén zhǒng de jīyīn ，hái yǒu ......

There are all kinds of opinions on the origins of the Japanese people, but none of them has sufficient proof. According to genetic analysis, modern Japanese have some genes from the Mongolian ethnic group, as well as Pacific Islander genes, as well as...

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这么冷的天给我钱我都懒得出去，除非是去热带海岛晒太阳。

zhème lěng de tiān gěi wǒ qián wǒ dōu lǎnde chūqù ，chúfēi shì qù rèdài hǎidǎo shài tàiyáng 。

With such cold weather, even if you gave me money I still wouldn't want to go travelling, unless it was to a tropical island to lie in the sun.

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去海岛不行，太贵了，超出预算了。

qù hǎidǎo bùxíng ，tài guì le ，chāochū yùsuàn le 。

Going to an island is no good. It's too expensive and exceeds our budget.

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去巴厘岛吧！费用不高，景点集中，还是落地签证。那里有个艺术中心，有很多艺廊和艺术品店。还可以看看当地人的古典舞蹈。还有火山黑沙滩什么的，总之可以欣赏到完全没被现代化污染过的海岛风光。

qù Bālí dǎo ba ！fèiyòng bù gāo ，jǐngdiǎn jízhōng ，háishì luòdì qiānzhèng 。nàlǐ yǒu gè yìshù zhōngxīn ，yǒu hěn duō yìláng hé yìshùpǐndiàn 。hái kěyǐ kàn kan dāngdì rén de gǔdiǎn wǔdǎo 。háiyǒu huǒshān hēi shātān shénme de ，zǒngzhī kěyǐ xīnshǎng dào wánquán méi bèi xiàndàihuà wūrǎn guò de hǎidǎo fēngguāng 。

Go to Bali! It's low-cost, the scenic areas are all centrally located and it's 'visa upon arrival'. There's an arts center there with lots of art galleries and art stores. You can also check out the local people's traditional dancing. There's volcanic black-sand beaches as well. Basically, you can enjoy the scenery of an island completely unaffected by modernization and pollution.

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其实都是海岛嘛，去哪儿都好。跟心爱的人在一起，在哪里都是蜜月！

qíshí dōu shì hǎidǎo ma ，qù nǎr dōu hǎo 。gēn xīnài de rén zàiyīqǐ ，zài nǎli dōu shì mìyuè ！

Actually, they're all islands. Anywhere you go will be fine. As long as you're with the person you love, no matter where you go it's your honeymoon!

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