薄海

bóhǎi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a vast area extending to the sea
  2. 2 all the lands within the seas (literary)

Examples

HSK 6
Xiāoxi chuánchū, bóhǎi tóng huān.
When the news got out, the whole nation rejoiced together.
HSK 7-9
Bóhǎi zhīnèi, wúbù xiǎngyìng.
Within all the lands reaching the sea, none failed to respond.

Tips

register
薄海 is purely literary - in classical usage means "to reach / extend to". The phrase 薄海同欢 ("the whole nation rejoices together") survives in formal speeches and editorials.
mistakes
Do not read the here as báo (thin) - in this set phrase it is bó, with the classical "reaching to" meaning.

Stroke Order

báo
hǎi