大洋

dàyáng

noun #12,568

Measure Word

一个大洋 gè

Meanings

1 ocean
2 (old) silver dollar

Characters

Examples

太平洋是世界上最大的大洋。

Tàipíngyáng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de dàyáng.

The Pacific is the world's largest ocean.

地球上有四个大洋。

Dìqiú shàng yǒu sì gè dàyáng.

There are four oceans on Earth.

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history

In old China, 大洋 also referred to silver dollars (洋元). People would say 一块大洋 (yī kuài dàyáng) for 'one silver dollar'. This usage comes from the era when foreign silver coins circulated in China.

Stroke Order

大 dà

洋 yáng