Meaning of 海军
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- navy
How to use 海军
海军 is used for a country's naval forces and often appears in news and history. It pairs naturally with 陆军 (lùjūn, army) and 空军 (kōngjūn, air force). Example: 他哥哥在海军当兵。(Tā gēge zài hǎijūn dāng bīng.) His older brother serves in the navy.
海 (hǎi) means sea and 军 (jūn) means army or military. Put them together and you get the army of the sea, the navy.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 军 (jūn) with 车 (chē, vehicle) because 军 is just 车 under a cover 冖. Also keep the tones clear: third tone on hǎi, first tone on jūn.
海军 in example sentences
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海 hǎi · ocean · 10 strokes
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军 jūn · army · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 海军.
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | coast; seaside; seashore; beach |
| 海关 | hǎiguān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 海鲜 | hǎixiān | seafood |
| 冠军 | guànjūn | champion |
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up |
| 将军 | jiāngjūn | general; high-ranking military officer |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops |
| 海洋 | hǎiyáng | ocean |
| 军事 | jūnshì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
Questions about 海军
What does 海军 mean?
海军 (hǎijūn) means "navy" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 海军?
海军 is made of 2 characters: 海 (10 strokes), 军 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 海军 an HSK word?
Yes. 海军 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 海军 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 海军 is written 海軍.
How do you say a navy sailor or naval officer in Chinese?
A general term for a navy service member is 海军士兵 (hǎijūn shìbīng), and an officer is 海军军官 (hǎijūn jūnguān). In casual speech people may just say 当海军 (dāng hǎijūn) to mean serving in the navy.
What does 海军蓝 mean?
海军蓝 (hǎijūn lán) means navy blue, the dark blue color. It works just like the English color name.