洋流

yángliú
noun #30,233

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ocean current

Examples

HSK 3
Yángliú yǐngxiǎng quánqiú qìhòu.
Ocean currents affect global climate.
HSK 6
Nuǎn yángliú gěi yánhǎi dàilái wēnhé de qìwēn.
Warm ocean currents bring mild temperatures to coastal areas.

Tips

culture
Famous examples in geography textbooks: 墨西哥湾流 (the Gulf Stream) and 黑潮 (the Kuroshio Current off Japan). 洋流 is the standard scientific term; 海流 is a near-synonym used for sea currents more generally.

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