海岬

hǎijiǎ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 headland
  2. 2 cape
  3. 3 promontory jutting into the sea

Examples

HSK 6
Dēngtǎ jiàn zài tūchū de hǎijiǎ shàng.
The lighthouse stands on a jutting headland.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen yánzhe hǎijiǎ zǒu dào xuányá biān.
They walked along the headland to the edge of the cliff.

Tips

usage
Geography vocabulary. Compare 海角 (cape - the very tip), 半岛 (peninsula - much larger), and 海湾 (bay - the inverse, water cutting into land). 海岬 emphasizes the rocky, jutting headland shape.

Stroke Order

hǎi
jiǎ