海豚
hǎi tún
Pinyin
Definition
海豚
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- dolphin
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
- 1 bangs
- 2 fringe (hair)
- 1 sea
- 2 ocean
- 1 surname Hai
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
名扬四海
- 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
- 2 famous
Sample Sentences
好,爸爸,你去看一下海豚表演的时间。
OK, darling, would you have a look at the times for the dolphin display.
妈妈,我要看海豚!还要看企鹅!
Mum, I want to see the dolphins! And the penguins too!
队排得真长,毛毛,你要不要气球?有海豚的哦!
There's a really long queue, Maomao, do you want a balloon? They've got dolphin ones!
来,我们先去买气球,再去看海豚表演,然后去看企鹅。
OK, let's go buy a balloon first, then we'll see the dolphin show and then the penguins.
我不知道。我比较想看海豚。
I don't know. I'm more interested in seeing the dolphins.
海豚没意思。我们去看鲨鱼!
The dolphins are boring. Let's go see the sharks!