大西洋

Dàxīyáng

noun #8,819

Meanings

1 the Atlantic Ocean

Characters

Great + west + ocean — the Atlantic Ocean, the great ocean to the west (from a European/Asian perspective).

Examples

大西洋是世界第二大洋。

Dàxīyáng shì shìjiè dì'èr dàyáng.

The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second largest ocean.

他独自一人横渡大西洋。

Tā dúzì yī rén héngdù Dàxīyáng.

He crossed the Atlantic Ocean all by himself.

大西洋把欧洲和美洲分开。

Dàxīyáng bǎ Ōuzhōu héměi zhōu fēnkāi.

The Atlantic Ocean separates Europe and the Americas.

Tips

memory

The four oceans in Chinese follow a pattern: 太平洋 (Pacific), 大西洋 (Atlantic), 印度洋 (Indian), 北冰洋 (Arctic). Note 大西洋 literally means 'great western ocean.'

Stroke Order

大 dà

西 xī

洋 yáng