The Chinese word for coast is
海岸
hǎi àn
Chinese Definition
| coast | |
| 1. 海岸 | |
| Components | |
| 海 | |
| 1. sea; ocean | |
| 好 想 去 看 海。 - I really want to go and look at the sea. | |
| 2. big lake | |
| 洱海 - Er Lake | |
| 3. (Cantonese) wide river | |
| 4. (of containers, amount, etc.) big; large | |
| 海碗 - extra large bowl | |
| 海量 - huge amount | |
| 海 投 - to send résumés to many companies; to use shotgun approach in job hunting | |
| 海 扁 - to beat someone tremendously | |
| 5. overseas; abroad | |
| 海棗 - date palm | |
| 6. (figurative) sea; abundance; infiniteness | |
| 人海 - huge crowd | |
| 火海 - sea of flames | |
| 7. (dialectal, colloquial) profuse; numerous | |
| 8. (dialectal, colloquial) unrestrainedly; randomly; casually | |
| 9. . Hai (mainland China, Taiwan), Hoi (Hong Kong) | |
| 海 瑞 - Hai Rui (Chinese scholar-official of the Ming dynasty) | |
| 岸 | |
| 1. bank; shore; coast | |
| 海岸 - coast | |
| 靠岸 - to approach the shore | |
| 2. high; lofty | |
| 偉岸 - tall and sturdy | |
| 3. stately; haughty | |
| 4. border |
Translations for 岸 and their definitions
| 海岸 | |
| 1. n. coast; seashore | |
| 海岸 水域 - coastal waters |
| 岸 | |
| 1. bank; shore; coast | |
| 海岸 - coast | |
| 靠岸 - to approach the shore | |
| 2. high; lofty | |
| 偉岸 - tall and sturdy | |
| 3. stately; haughty | |
| 4. border |
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Pronunciation
hǎi àn
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