Definition & Meaning

seismic sea wave; tsunami

Word usage

hǎi xiào

海 啸

Level:

NHSK 789－1 Nature Yu Wen 9

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n.seismic sea wave; tsunami
- nà yī dì qū fā shēng hǎi xiào shù qiān rén lí nàn
  那一地区发生海啸，数千人罹难。
  Thousands perished when the tsunami hit that area.
- jīn róng hǎi xiào
  金融海啸
  financial tsunami
- hǎi xiào de shòu hài zhě
  海啸的受害者
  victims of the tsunami

Word usage

common measure word
"海啸" is often matched with measure word "场".
- 一场海啸
  one tsunami

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