红海

紅海

hónghǎi

noun #34,643

Meanings

HSK 4

国内手机市场早就变成红海了。

Guónèi shǒujī shìchǎng zǎojiù biànchéng hónghǎi le.

The domestic smartphone market turned into a red ocean long ago.

HSK 7-9

与其在红海里厮杀，不如找个蓝海。

Yǔqí zài hónghǎi li sīshā, bùrú zhǎo ge lánhǎi.

Rather than fighting it out in a red ocean, better to find a blue ocean.

usage

Business jargon borrowed from the book Blue Ocean Strategy. Paired with 蓝海 (blue ocean, untapped market). The literal Red Sea meaning is 红海, 红海地区.

红 hóng

海 hǎi