海峡

海峽

hǎixiá

noun HSK 7-9 #16,339

Meanings

1 strait
2 channel

Characters

Examples

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.

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 (hǎixiá liǎng'àn) — 'both sides of the strait' — is the standard term for cross-strait relations between mainland China and Taiwan.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

峡 xiá