南中国海

南中國海

NánZhōngguóHǎi

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Meanings

1 South China Sea

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Examples

南中国海是重要的国际航道。

Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi shì zhòngyào de guójì hángdào.

The South China Sea is an important international shipping route.

多国对南中国海的部分岛礁存在主权争议。

Duō guó duì Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi de bùfèn dǎo jiāo cúnzài zhǔquán zhēngyì.

Multiple countries have sovereignty disputes over some islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

Tips

usage

南中国海 is the geographically descriptive form ('South China Sea') common in news and academic writing. The official Chinese government name is the shorter 南海 (Nánhǎi, 'South Sea'). Foreign media translations more often surface as 南中国海 in Chinese-language wire reports.

Stroke Order

南 nán

中 zhōng

国 guó

海 hǎi