海峡

海峽

hǎixiá

noun HSK 7-9 #16,339

Meanings

1 strait
2 channel

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

台湾海峡是世界上最繁忙的航道之一。

Táiwān Hǎixiá shì shìjiè shàng zuì fánmáng de hángdào zhīyī.

The Taiwan Strait is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

HSK 7-9

这条海峡连接两片大洋。

Zhè tiáo hǎixiá liánjiē liǎng piàn dàyáng.

This strait connects two oceans.

Tips

usage

海峡两岸 - 'both sides of the strait' - is the standard term for cross-strait relations between mainland China and Taiwan.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

峡 xiá