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How do you say "sea horse" in Chinese?
海马
hǎi mǎ
In Chinese, "sea horse" is 海马.
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Pronunciation
Hǎi (falling tone) mǎ (falling tone). Drop from 'hi' to a low pitch, then drop again from 'mah'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 海 (sea) is the same common water-radical character from dolphin. 马 (mǎ, horse) is a simple 3-stroke character shaped like a horse's legs.
Example sentence
海马很慢。
Sea horses are very slow.
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How to remember 海马
Sea plus horse equals sea horse. The word structure matches English directly. The horse character 马 looks a bit like four legs, which makes sense.
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- octopus 章鱼 zhāng yú
- pelican 鹈鹕 tí hú
- squid 鱿鱼 yóu yú
- towel 毛巾 máo jīn
- umbrella 雨伞 yǔ sǎn
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Questions about 海马
How do you say "sea horse" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "sea horse" is 海马. It is a noun.
How is 海马 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 海 (sea) is the same common water-radical character from dolphin. 马 (mǎ, horse) is a simple 3-stroke character shaped like a horse's legs.
How is 海马 used in a sentence?
Use 海马 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 海马很慢。 (Sea horses are very slow.).
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"Sea horse" in other languages
- Japanese タツノオトシゴ (tatsunootoshigo)
- Korean 해마 (haema)
- Spanish el caballito de mar
- Spanish (Latin America) el caballito de mar
- French l'hippocampe
- German das Seepferdchen
- Italian il cavalluccio marino
- Russian морской конёк (morskoj konëk)
- Greek ιππόκαμπος (o ipokambos)
- Arabic حصان البحر (husaan ilbahr)
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