太平洋

Tàipíngyáng

noun #6,070

Meanings

1 Pacific Ocean

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他飞越了太平洋。

Tā fēiyuè le Tàipíngyáng.

He flew across the Pacific Ocean.

HSK 6

太平洋是世界上最大的海洋。

Tàipíngyáng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de hǎiyáng.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

Tips

memory

太平 (peaceful) + 洋 (ocean) = the 'peaceful ocean'. The name was given by Magellan, who found it calm after stormy seas.

Stroke Order

太 tài

平 píng

洋 yáng