海里

hǎilǐ
nautical mile

CEDICT

nautical mile

Wiktionary

量词。计算海面长度的单位。公制一海里等于一点八五二公里。

重編國語辭典

计算海面距离的单位，公制一海里等于一点八五二公里

維基詞典

Examples

海里有岛。

There are islands in the sea.

Source: Tatoeba

童年时我会去海里游泳。

I used to go swimming in the sea when I was a child.

Source: Tatoeba

我小时候经常在海里游泳。

I would always go swimming in the sea when I was little.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 海 hǎi
  1. ocean
  2. sea
  3. great number of people or things
  4. (dialect) numerous

classifiers: 個, 片
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels

Related entries

浬 lǐ nautical mile