黑海

Hēihǎi
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Meanings

  1. 1 Black Sea (inland sea bordered by Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia)

Examples

Hēihǎi liánjiē Tǔ'ěrqí hé Éluósī.
The Black Sea connects Turkey and Russia.
Hēihǎi Jiànduì zhùzhā zài Sàiwǎsītuōbō'ěr.
The Black Sea Fleet is stationed in Sevastopol.

Tips

culture
Direct calque: (black) + (sea). The name 'Black Sea' likely comes from ancient Turkic/Persian compass-color schemes (north = black) — Chinese followed the European naming convention. Compare 红海 (Red Sea), 地中海 (Mediterranean, 'central-earth sea'), (Dead Sea).

Stroke Order

hēi
hǎi