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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

你这死脑筋，我订了东部海岸的饭店，面海第一排，看过去就是一望无际的太平洋，先确认一月一号的日出时间，破晓前就站上阳台，保准能迎接2016年的第一道阳光。

nǐ zhè sǐnǎojīn ，wǒ dìng le dōngbù hǎiàn de fàndiàn ，miànhǎi dì yīpái ，kàn guòqù jiùshì yīwàngwújì de tàipíng yáng ，xiān quèrèn yīyuè yī hào de rìchū shíjiān ，pòxiǎo qián jiù zhàn shàng yángtái ，bǎozhǔn néng yíngjiē 2016 nián de dì yī dào yángguāng 。

You nincompoop, I booked a hotel on the East coast, right on the shore front. Just looking out from there you can see the boundless Pacific. First we will confirm the time the sun comes up on January 1 and we can gather to stand on the balcony just before daybreak, to guarantee we'll be able to welcome in the first sun rays of 2016.

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多了去了。先和你说说澳大利亚的啊：悉尼除了有歌剧院，还有海滩。昆士兰有黄金海岸，有很多主题公园，比如华纳兄弟影城什么的。哦，还有大堡礁，还有……

duōleqùle 。xiān hé nǐ shuō shuo Àodàlìyà de ā ：Xīní chúle yǒu gējùyuàn ，háiyǒu hǎitān 。kūnshìlán yǒu huángjīnhǎiàn ，yǒu hěn duō zhǔtí gōngyuán ，bǐrú huánàxiōngdìyǐngchéng shénme de 。ò ，háiyǒu dàbǎojiāo ，háiyǒu ……

There's so many. Well first let me tell you about Australia: As well as the opera house, Sydney also has beaches. On the Gold Coast in Queensland there are lots of theme parks, like Warner Bros. Movie World among others. Oh, and there's the Great Barrier Reef, and...

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