海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 搬运 搬運 bān yùn freight / transport / portage / to transport / to carry syn 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 海陆空 海陸空 hǎi lù kòng sea land air (transport, or military operations) 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep syn 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 铁路运输 鐵路運輸 tiě lù yùn shū rail-road transport / road-rail transport / piggyback 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 解 jiè to transport under guard syn 运 運 yùn to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate syn 网络 網絡 wǎng luò network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) syn 大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean syn 运输 運輸 yùn shū to transport / to carry / transportation syn 运送 運送 yùn sòng to transport / to carry syn 中转站 中轉站 zhōng zhuǎn zhàn transit hub / transport hub / interchange 海浪 hǎi làng sea wave 出海 chū hǎi to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 货运 貨運 huò yùn freight transport / cargo / transported goods 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 押送 yā sòng to send under escort / to transport a detainee syn 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 输送 輸送 shū sòng to transport / to convey / to deliver 空运 空運 kōng yùn air transport 火海 huǒ hǎi a sea of flames syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) syn 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn 货柜 貨櫃 huò guì counter for the display of goods / (Tw) container (for freight transport) syn 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape / sea view 深海 shēn hǎi deep sea syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 人鱼 人魚 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander syn 船运 船運 chuán yùn sea freight / shipping 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn sea urchin 航运 航運 háng yùn shipping / transport 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 人海 rén hǎi a multitude / a sea of people syn 交通部 jiāo tōng bù Department of Transportation / (PRC) Ministry of Transport 海战 海戰 hǎi zhàn sea warfare / naval battle 海事 hǎi shì maritime affairs / accident at sea syn 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 换乘 換乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport 外海 wài hǎi offshore / open sea 车钱 車錢 chē qián fare / transport costs syn 海难 海難 hǎi nàn perils of the sea syn 南海 nán hǎi South China Sea 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 黑海 hēi hǎi Black Sea 海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea 波罗的海 波羅的海 bō luó dì hǎi Baltic Sea 里海 lǐ hǎi Caspian Sea 滨海 濱海 bīn hǎi coastal / bordering the sea 海螺 hǎi luó sea snail / whelk / conch 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 海参 海參 hǎi shēn sea cucumber syn 交通费 交通費 jiāo tōng fèi transport costs syn 误点 誤點 wù diǎn not on time / late (public transport, airlines) / overdue / behind schedule / delayed syn 深浅 深淺 shēn qiǎn deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum syn 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs syn 海葵 hǎi kuí sea anemone 海产 海產 hǎi chǎn marine / produced in sea syn 运输船 運輸船 yùn shū chuán transport ship 死海 sǐ hǎi the Dead Sea 水运 水運 shuǐ yùn waterborne transport 运载 運載 yùn zài to transport / to carry (goods, materials or people) syn 联运 聯運 lián yùn through transport / through traffic jointly organized by different enterprises 沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world syn 日本海 rì běn hǎi Sea of Japan 行路 xíng lù to travel / transport syn 黄海 黃海 huáng hǎi Yellow Sea 运价 運價 yùn jià fare / transport cost 承运 承運 chéng yùn to provide transport / to accept the Mandate of Heaven / to acknowledge one's calling to be emperor 飒飒 颯颯 sà sà soughing / whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc) syn 贩运 販運 fàn yùn to transport (for sale) / to traffic (in sth) 临海 臨海 lín hǎi to overlook the sea / on the waterfront 海盐 海鹽 hǎi yán sea salt 通航 tōng háng connected by air, sea traffic or service 海南岛 海南島 hǎi nán dǎo Hainan Island in South China Sea 海陆 海陸 hǎi lù sea and land 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response syn 运输舰 運輸艦 yùn shū jiàn transport ship 陆运 陸運 lù yùn land transport 内海 內海 nèi hǎi enclosed sea syn 试航 試航 shì háng test flight (of aircraft) / sea trial (of ship) 