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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

你想去海边？

nǐ xiǎng qù hǎibiān ？

You want to go to the beach.

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去山上呢？还是去海边呢？

qù shān shàng ne ？háishi qù hǎibiān ne ？

Are we going to the mountains? Or the seaside?

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我们去海边吧。

wǒmen qù hǎibiān ba 。

Let's go to the beach.

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虽然"爱乐之城"是好片，我还是希望有点惊喜，比方说"月光男孩"还有"海边的曼彻斯特"就很有可能是黑马。

suīrán "àilèzhīchéng "shì hǎo piàn ，wǒ háishì xīwàng yǒudiǎnr jīngxǐ ，bǐfangshuō "yuèguāngnánhái "háiyǒu "hǎibiān de mànchèsītè "jiù hěn yǒu kěnéng shì hēimǎ 。

Although "La La Land" is a good film, I still hope for a surprise. Something like "Moonlight" or "Manchester by the Sea" could really be dark horses.

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哇！现代人真的是吃饱没事干，特地跑到海边花钱住饭店，就为了看一月一日的日出。

wā ！xiàndài rén zhēn de shì chī bǎoméishì gàn ，tèdì pǎodào hǎibiān huāqián zhù fàndiàn ，jiù wèile kàn yīyuè yīrì de rìchū 。

Wow! People nowadays really don't have anything better to do than to spend money going all the way to stay at a seaside hotel just to see the sunrise on January 1.

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什么时候了，别乱说话！是好兄弟！妈告诉你，你这个月说话给我小心一点，别老是鬼呀鬼的乱说。还有，深山海边你也少去！

shénme shíhou le ，bié luànshuōhuà ！shì hǎoxiōngdì ！mā gàosu nǐ ，nǐ zhè ge yuè shuōhuà gěi wǒ xiǎoxīn yīdiǎn ，bié lǎoshi guǐ ya guǐ de luànshuō 。háiyǒu ，shēnshān hǎibiān nǐ yě shǎo qù ！

When? Be careful what you say! We should refer to them as our "good friends"! I told you that you should be more careful with what you say this month, don't always go around saying ghost this, ghost that. Also you should stay away from mountainous areas and the seashore!

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你说，深山海边是哪里危险嘛？都市里能发生的危险应该比深山海边还多吧，还有，危险的地方也不是只有鬼月危险吧？

nǐ shuō ，shēnshān hǎibiān shì nǎli wēixiǎn ma ？dūshì lǐ néng fāshēng de wēixiǎn yīnggāi bǐ shēnshān hǎibiān hái duō ba ，háiyǒu ，wēixiǎn de dìfang yě bù shì zhǐyǒu guǐ yuè wēixiǎn ba ？

How are the mountainous areas and the seashore dangerous? More dangerous things could happen in the city then in mountainous areas and at the seashore, no? And also, dangerous places aren't just dangerous during Ghost Month, no?

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不要给我白眼看嘛。好啦！我最近都在准备考试，哪能去什么深山海边玩？好啦好啦！晚上帮你按摩，你别生我气嘛！

bù yào gěi wǒ báiyǎn kàn ma 。hǎo la ！wǒ zuìjìn dōu zài zhǔnbèi kǎoshì ，nǎnéng qù shénme shēnshān hǎibiān wán ？hǎo la hǎo la ！wǎnshang bāng nǐ ànmó ，nǐ bié shēng wǒ qì ma ！

Don't look at me like that. OK! I've been preparing for an examination recently, so how would I have time to go to the mountains or the seashore? OK! OK! I'll give you a massage tonight, don't be angry with me!

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3、妈妈说：“今天天气晴朗，我们去公园怎么样？”爸爸接着说：“上周我们刚刚去过公园，不如我们去海边吧！”

、māma shuō ：“jīntiān tiānqì qínglǎng ，wǒmen qù gōngyuán zěnmeyàng ？”bàba jiēzhe shuō ：“shàngzhōu wǒmen gānggang qù guò gōngyuán ，bùrú wǒmen qù hǎibiān ba ！”

Mom says “ Today’s weather is good, what do you think of going to the park?” Dad says “we went to the park last week, so how about going to the beach!”

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对啊，而且我昨天白天还带两个小孩去海边玩，冷死我了。

duìa ，érqiě wǒ zuótiān báitiān hái dài liǎng gè xiǎohái qù hǎibiān wán ，lěng sǐ wǒ le 。

Yes, and yesterday during the day I brought the two kids to the seaside, it was freezing cold.

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