Writing
航海 (háng hǎi) — how to say "navigation" in Chinese
航海
Navigation
verb
Character composition
航
to sail
海
sea
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
舟
Boat
#137 · zhōu · 6 strokes
Collocations
航海经验
háng hǎi jīng yàn
navigation experience
Examples
航海需要很多经验和勇气。
Navigation requires a lot of experience and courage.
他喜欢航海。
He likes navigation.
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Navigation Chinese translation
"navigation" in Chinese is 航海 (háng hǎi).
航海 meaning in English
航海 (háng hǎi) means "Navigation".
How is 航海 pronounced?
It is pronounced háng hǎi (written as hang hai, hanghai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "navigation" in Chinese characters?
It is written 航海: 航 has 10 strokes, 海 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 航海?
航海 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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