海上

hǎishàng

noun #5,650

Meanings

1 at sea
2 on the sea
3 maritime

Characters

on; above; upon

Examples

HSK 6

他在海上漂了三天。

Tā zài hǎishàng piāo le sān tiān.

He drifted at sea for three days.

HSK 7-9

海上的风浪很大。

Hǎishàng de fēnglàng hěn dà.

The waves at sea are very rough.

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