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

HSK 5

大西洋把欧洲和美洲分开。

Dàxīyáng bǎ Ōuzhōu hé Měizhōu fēnkāi.

The Atlantic Ocean separates Europe and the Americas.

HSK 6

大西洋是世界第二大洋。

Dàxīyáng shì shìjiè dì-èr dà yáng.

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

HSK 6

他独自一人横渡大西洋。

Tā dúzì yī rén héngdù Dàxīyáng.

He crossed the Atlantic Ocean all by himself.

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