Definition & Meaning

seawater; brine

Word usage

hǎi shuǐ

海 水

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n.seawater; brine
- cóng hǎi shuǐ zhōng tí qǔ yán fèn
  从海水中提取盐分
  the extraction of salt from seawater
- hǎi shuǐ zài nà ge xuán yá de dǐ bù chōng chū yī gè dà dòng
  海水在那个悬崖的底部冲出一个大洞。
  The sea has washed a big hole in the bottom of the cliff.
antonym
dàn shuǐ淡水

Word usage

common measure word
"海水" is often matched with measure word "滴"or"口"or"片".
- 一滴海水
  one drop of seawater
- 一口海水
  one mouthful of seawater
- 一片海水
  one area of seawater

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