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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[hǎi]
  1. 1. noun [海洋] ocean
    岸线
    coastline
  2. 2. noun [湖泊] lake
  3. 3. noun [指数量] sea
    sea of people
    inferno
  4. 4. adjective extra large
    你先不要夸口,事后再说。
    Don't go making wild boasts just yet – let's wait until after the event.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[hǎi]
  1. 1. noun sea or lake
    Erhai Lake (in Yunnan Province)
    the sea
  2. 2. noun a great number of people or things coming together
    immense forest
  3. 3. adverb [Dialect] randomly or aimlessly
    他有钱就喝。
    Whenever he has some money, he squanders it on food and drink.
    look high and low (for sth.)
    shout at no one in particular
  4. 4. adjective extra large; of great capacity
  5. 5. noun Hi

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[hǎi]
  1. 1. 靠近陆地跟大洋连接的水域
    一样蓝
    外。
  2. 2. 古时指从外来的
    枣。
  3. 3. 用于一些湖泊的名称
  4. 4. 比喻聚集成很大一片的人或事物
    茫茫
    无涯。
  5. 5. 形 [口] 比喻众多
    国庆节那几天,广场上摆的花儿了去啦
    元宵灯会上人可啦。
  6. 6.
    量。
  7. 7. 副 [口] 漫无边际地;毫无节制地
    哥儿几个聊了一夜
    胡吃塞。

Examples

的对岸就是扶桑国。
Beyond the East China Sea lies Japan.
天和越来越近,终于浑如一体了。
The sky was getting closer and closer to the sea, and they finally looked like a unified entity.
冬天的深沉而有魄力,颇富奇趣。
The ocean in winter is deep and bold, and rich in unusual charm.
传说几百年前,这儿是一片
People say that several hundred years ago this was all ocean.
乘桴浮于
内存知己,天涯若比邻
国庆节那几天,广场上摆的花儿了去啦
东渐于
内存知己。

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