海里

hǎilǐ

noun #6,916

Meanings

1 nautical mile
2 in the sea

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

鱼在海里游来游去。

Yú zài hǎilǐ yóu lái yóu qù.

Fish swim around in the sea.

HSK 7-9

这艘船每小时能走二十海里。

Zhè sōu chuán měi xiǎoshí néng zǒu èrshí hǎilǐ.

This ship can travel twenty nautical miles per hour.

Tips

usage

海里 has two meanings depending on context: as a measure word it means 'nautical mile' (海浬), and literally it means 'in the sea' (海裡). Context usually makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

里 lǐ