填海

tiánhǎi

verb

Meanings

1 to reclaim land from the sea
2 land reclamation

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

这座机场是填海建成的。

Zhè zuò jīchǎng shì tiánhǎi jiànchéng de.

This airport was built on land reclaimed from the sea.

HSK 7-9

澳门的土地有一大半是填海得来的。

Àomén de tǔdì yǒu yídàbàn shì tiánhǎi délái de.

More than half of Macau's land was reclaimed from the sea.

Tips

usage

填海 is the act of filling in the sea; 填海造地 names the whole process of making new land. The myth 精卫填海 tells of a bird trying to fill the Eastern Sea with twigs and pebbles.

Stroke Order

填 tián

海 hǎi