海里
hǎi lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

海里
 - 
hǎi lǐ
  1. nautical mile

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
哪里
nǎ lǐ
  1. 1 where?
  2. 2 somewhere
  3. 3 anywhere
  4. 4 wherever
  5. 5 nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. 6 humble expression denying compliment
  7. 7 also written 哪裡|哪里
海
Hǎi
  1. 1 surname Hai
里
lǐ
  1. 1 variant: 里 lǐ
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]

Idioms (20)

一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 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. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 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. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我懂，不过以后我倒是不想要我的孩子为我买一块地，每年来拔一次草，我觉得火化了把骨灰洒在海里最好。
wǒ dǒng ，bùguò yǐhòu wǒ dào shì bù xiǎngyào wǒ de háizi wèi wǒ mǎi yī kuài dì ，měinián lái bá yīcì cǎo ，wǒ juéde huǒhuà le bǎ gǔhuī sǎ zài hǎilǐ zuì hǎo 。
I understand, but in the future I really don't want my children to buy me a plot and to come every year to weed it. I think that being cremated and then having the ashes sprinkled at sea is the best thing to do.
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农历七月半，最好不要去游泳，特别是海里、河里。
nónglì qīyuè bàn ，zuì hǎo bù yào qù yóuyǒng ，tèbié shì hǎilǐ 、hélǐ 。
It's the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, so it's best not to go swimming, especially in the sea or in a river.
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对呀！菲菲，你在干嘛啊？一直在海里不出来，过来呀，别做鬼脸了。
duìya ！Fēifei ，nǐ zài gànmá ā ？yìzhí zài hǎilǐ bùchūlái ，guòlai ya ，bié zuòguǐliǎn le 。
Yeah! Feifei, what are you doing? Why haven't you come out of the sea? Come here! And stop making faces!
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