海流

hǎiliú
noun #31,325

Measure Word

海流 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 ocean current
  2. 2 sea current

Examples

HSK 3
Hǎiliú yǐngxiǎng zhe quánqiú de qìhòu.
Ocean currents influence the global climate.
HSK 7-9
Hēi cháo shì Tàipíngyáng shàng yītiáo qiángdà de hǎiliú.
The Kuroshio is a powerful ocean current in the Pacific.

Tips

usage
海流 and 洋流 are near-synonyms. In oceanography 洋流 is the standard term (referring to the major basin-scale circulation systems like the Gulf Stream 墨西哥湾流), while 海流 is more general and covers smaller coastal currents too.

Stroke Order

hǎi
liú