海平面

hǎipíngmiàn
noun #27,868

Meanings

  1. 1 sea level

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè zuò shān de hǎibá gāodù shì hǎipíngmiàn yǐshàng sānqiān mǐ.
The altitude of this mountain is 3,000 meters above sea level.
HSK 6
Qìhòu biàn nuǎn dǎozhì hǎipíngmiàn búduàn shàngshēng.
Climate warming is causing sea levels to rise continuously.

Tips

memory
海 = sea, 平 = flat/level, 面 = surface/face. 海平面 is literally 'the flat surface of the sea' - sea level.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi
平 píng
面 miàn