海浪

hǎilàng

noun HSK 6 #8,432

Meanings

Waves of the sea — ocean waves.

Hǎi làng hěn dà, bù shìhé yóuyǒng.

The waves are too big; it's not suitable for swimming.

Hǎi làng bùduàn pāidǎzhe shātān.

The waves kept crashing against the beach.

Wǒ xǐhuān tīng hǎi làng de shēngyīn.

I like listening to the sound of the waves.

usage

Compare: 海浪 (sea waves, physical), 波浪 (waves in general), 浪花 (lànghuā, spray/foam from waves, also used poetically).

海 hǎi

浪 làng