Chinese Traditional: 海嘯
Chinese Simplified: 海啸
Pinyin: hai3 xiao4
Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
English Meaning: tsunami
German Meaning: Tsunami
Spanish Meaning: el tsunami
Classifier: (chang3)

Example Sentences:

十公尺高的海嘯侵襲日本的仙台市。
十公尺高的海啸侵袭日本的仙台市。
shi2 gong1 chi3 gao1 de5 hai3 xiao4 qin1 xi2 ri4 ben3 de5 xian1 tai2 shi4.
A 10-metre tsunami hit the Japanese town Sendai.
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海嘯留下一片殘破的景象。
海啸留下一片残破的景象。
hai3 xiao4 liu2 xia4 yi2 pian4 can2 po4 de5 jing3 xiang4.
The tsunami left a trail of destruction.
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地震帶來了海嘯。
地震带来了海啸。
di4 zhen4 dai4 lai2 le5 hai3 xiao4.
A tsunami followed in the wake of the earthquake.
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Related Words:

 

hǎi

1. ocean, sea 2. great number of people or things 3. Hai (Chinese surname)

Here: ocean, sea

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xiào

1. to shout, to yell 2. roar, scream, howl 3. hiss 4. to whistle

Here: roar, scream, howl

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