Meaning of 海浪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- sea wave
How to use 海浪
海浪 is the everyday word for waves on the sea, often used with verbs like 拍 (pāi, to slap) or adjectives like 大 (dà, big). Example: 海浪拍打着岸边。(Hǎilàng pāidǎ zhe ànbiān.) The waves are beating against the shore.
Both 海 (hǎi, sea) and 浪 (làng, wave) have the water radical 氵 on the left, so this word is water on water. Picture the sea 海 rising up into a wave 浪.
Common mistake: Learners often write 浪 as 狼 (láng, wolf), which has the dog radical 犭 instead of water 氵. Also note the tone: 浪 is fourth tone làng, while 狼 is second tone láng.
海浪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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海 hǎi · ocean · 10 strokes
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浪 làng · wave · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 海浪.
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | coast; seaside; seashore; beach |
| 浪费 | làngfèi | to waste; to squander |
| 海关 | hǎiguān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 海鲜 | hǎixiān | seafood |
| 浪漫 | làngmàn | romantic |
| 海洋 | hǎiyáng | ocean |
| 海军 | hǎijūn | navy |
| 海底 | hǎidǐ | seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean |
| 海外 | hǎiwài | overseas; abroad |
| 海报 | hǎibào | poster; playbill |
Questions about 海浪
What does 海浪 mean?
海浪 (hǎilàng) means "sea wave" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 海浪?
海浪 is made of 2 characters: 海 (10 strokes), 浪 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 海浪 an HSK word?
Yes. 海浪 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 海浪 and 波浪?
海浪 (hǎilàng) specifically means waves on the sea. 波浪 (bōlàng) is a more general word for waves on any body of water, and it is also used for wave shapes, like wavy hair.
Does 浪 in 海浪 have the same meaning as in 浪费?
Not really. In 海浪, 浪 means a wave. In 浪费 (làngfèi, to waste), 浪 carries a sense of being unrestrained or excessive, so remember the two words separately.