海上

hǎishàng

noun #5,650

Meanings

1 at sea
2 on the sea
3 maritime

Characters

on; above; upon

Examples

海上的风浪很大。

Hǎishàng de fēnglàng hěn dà.

The waves at sea are very rough.

他在海上漂了三天。

Tā zài hǎishàng piāo le sān tiān.

He drifted at sea for three days.

Tips

grammar

海上 functions as a location word (方位词). Similar patterns: 山上 (on the mountain), 路上 (on the road), 桌上 (on the table).

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

上 shàng