港湾

港湾 gǎngwān

Bay serving as a harbor^†

港湾 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體港灣 gangwan

What 港湾 means

Bay serving as a harbor^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 港湾, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

港湾 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

港

gǎng

Harbor (port)

湾

wān

Bay (gulf)

Words that share a character with 港湾

How to write 港湾

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港湾 in a sentence

小船安静地停在港湾里。

Xiǎochuán ānjìng de tíng zài gǎngwān lǐ.

The little boat lay quietly in the harbour.

家是每个人心里的港湾。

Jiā shì měi ge rén xīn lǐ de gǎngwān.

Home is a haven in everyone's heart.

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Questions about 港湾

What does 港湾 mean in English?

港湾 is pronounced gǎngwān and means Bay serving as a harbor †.

How do you pronounce 港湾?

港湾 is gǎngwān in pinyin — written gangwan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 港湾?

港湾 is written with 2 characters: 港 (gǎng) Harbor (port), 湾 (wān) Bay (gulf). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 港湾 written in traditional Chinese?

港灣. The simplified form 港湾 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 港灣 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced gǎngwān.

Is 港湾 an HSK word?

Yes — 港湾 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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