海平面

hǎipíngmiàn

noun #27,868

Meanings

1 sea level

Characters

flat; level; equal

face; surface; side

Examples

HSK 6

这座山的海拔高度是海平面以上3000米。

Zhè zuò shān de hǎibá gāodù shì hǎipíngmiàn yǐshàng sānqiān mǐ.

The altitude of this mountain is 3,000 meters above sea level.

HSK 6

气候变暖导致海平面不断上升。

Qìhòu biàn nuǎn dǎozhì hǎipíngmiàn búduàn shàngshēng.

Climate warming is causing sea levels to rise continuously.

Tips

memory

海 = sea, 平 = flat/level, 面 = surface/face. 海平面 is literally 'the flat surface of the sea' - sea level.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

平 píng

面 miàn