海平面

hǎipíngmiàn

noun #27,868

Meanings

1 sea level

Characters

flat; level; equal

face; surface; side

Examples

这座山的海拔高度是海平面以上3000米。

Zhè zuò shān de hǎibá gāodù shì hǎipíngmiàn yǐshàng sān qiān mǐ.

The altitude of this mountain is 3,000 meters above sea level.

气候变暖导致海平面不断上升。

Qìhòu biàn nuǎn dǎozhì hǎipíngmiàn bùduàn 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