DICTIONARY
The Chinese word Beihai - 北海 - Běihǎi
(the Northern Sea in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
Běihǎi
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
the Northern Sea, Beihai park
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of Běihǎi are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 北海 ( Beihai / Běihǎi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women qu Beihai Gongyuan huachuan.
Wǒmen qù Běihǎi Gōngyuán huáchuán.– English translation: We go boating in Beihai Park.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
north | sea
Chinese words containing the word 北海 ( Beihai / Běihǎi ) :
Běihǎidào ( 北海道 : Hokkaido )
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