海浪

hǎilàng

noun HSK 6 #8,432

Meanings

Waves of the sea — ocean waves.

海浪很大，不适合游泳。

Hǎilàng hěn dà, bùshì hé yóuyǒng.

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

海浪不断拍打着沙滩。

Hǎilàng bùduàn pāidǎ zhe shātān.

The waves kept crashing against the beach.

我喜欢听海浪的声音。

Wǒ xǐhuān tīng hǎilàng 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