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南海

Nán Hǎi

2-character word

What 南海 means

1. South China Sea

Other readings

南海 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Nán hǎisee {南海区|Nán hǎi Qū}

The characters in 南海

• 南nánsouth
• 海hǎiocean; sea; great number of people or things

Example sentences

• 中国大陆的沿海有渤海，黄海，东海和南海。
  Zhōngguó dàlù de yánhǎi yǒu Bó Hǎi, Huáng Hǎi, Dōng Hǎi hé Nán Hǎi.
  The Chinese mainland's coasts are surrounded by the Bohai sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China sea and the South China sea.

Words starting with 南海

• 南海区Nán hǎi QūNanhai, a district of Foshan City 佛山市
• 南海子Nán Hǎi ziNanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海
• 南海舰队Nán hǎi Jiàn duìSouth Sea Fleet

Words containing 南海

• 中南海Zhōng nán hǎiZhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the…
• 天南海北tiān nán hǎi běisee 天南地北