海鲜

海鲜 hǎixiān

Seafood

海鲜 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體海鮮 haixian

What 海鲜 means

Seafood

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Character by character

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

海

hǎi

Ocean (sea)

鲜

xiān / xiǎn

Fresh (bright - delicious); Few (rare)

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How to write 海鲜

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海鲜 in a sentence

这家饭店的海鲜很新鲜。

Zhè jiā fàndiàn de hǎixiān hěn xīnxiān.

The seafood at this restaurant is very fresh.

我们去海边吃海鲜吧。

Wǒmen qù hǎibiān chī hǎixiān ba.

Let us go to the coast and eat seafood.

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Questions about 海鲜

What does 海鲜 mean in English?

海鲜 is pronounced hǎixiān and means Seafood.

How do you pronounce 海鲜?

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

What are the characters in 海鲜?

海鲜 is written with 2 characters: 海 (hǎi) Ocean (sea), 鲜 (xiān / xiǎn) Fresh (bright - delicious); Few (rare). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 海鲜 written in traditional Chinese?

海鮮. The simplified form 海鲜 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 海鮮 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced hǎixiān.

Is 海鲜 an HSK word?

Yes — 海鲜 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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