坠海

墜海
zhuìhǎi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to fall into the ocean
  2. 2 to crash into the sea

Examples

Yí jià xiǎoxíng fēijī zuó wǎn búxìng zhuìhǎi.
A small plane unfortunately crashed into the sea last night.
Sōujiùduì zhèngzài shìgù hǎiyù xúnzhǎo zhuìhǎi de chéngkè.
Rescue teams are searching the accident zone for passengers who fell into the sea.

Tips

usage
Most often appears in news reports about plane crashes, helicopter incidents, or shipping accidents. Pairs with 坠机 (zhuìjī, plane crash), (zhuìlóu, fall from a building), and 坠落 (zhuìluò, general “to fall”).

Stroke Order

zhuì
hǎi