Chinese words starting with “hai”

32 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable hai. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 6 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

Initial h · final ai · hear the four tones and see example characters →

1st tone 2
2nd tone 1
3rd tone 24
4th tone 5

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

还有hái yǒuHSK 1
furthermore; in addition; still; also
还是hái shiHSK 1
still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
孩子hái ziHSK 1
child
害怕hài pàHSK 3
to be afraid; to be scared
海边hǎi biānHSK 2
coast; seaside; seashore; beach
海关hǎi guānHSK 3
customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

All 32 words

#	Word	Pinyin	POS	Meaning
1	还	hái	d,v	still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
2	海	hǎi	n,nr	ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
3	害	hài	v,n,g	to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
4	嗨	hāi	e	oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)
5	海军	hǎi jūn	n	navy
6	海洋	hǎi yáng	n	ocean
7	海岸	hǎi àn	n	coastal; seacoast
8	海滩	hǎi tān	n	beach
9	害羞	hài xiū	a	shy; embarrassed; bashful
10	海盗	hǎi dào	n	pirate
11	海报	hǎi bào	n	poster; playbill; notice
12	海底	hǎi dǐ	n	seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
13	咳	hāi	v,e	sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow
14	海外	hǎi wài	s	overseas; abroad
15	海水	hǎi shuǐ	n	seawater
16	海鲜	hǎi xiān	n	seafood
17	海湾	hǎi wān	n	bay; gulf
18	海滨	hǎi bīn	s,n	shore; seaside
19	海绵	hǎi mián	n	sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber
20	海峡	hǎi xiá	n	strait; channel
21	海域	hǎi yù	n	sea area; territorial waters; maritime space
22	海面	hǎi miàn	n	sea level; sea surface
23	海啸	hǎi xiào	n	tsunami
24	海拔	hǎi bá	n	height above sea level; elevation
25	海浪	hǎi làng	n	sea wave
26	害虫	hài chóng	n	injurious insect; pest
27	海藻	hǎi zǎo	n	seaweed; marine alga; kelp
28	海运	hǎi yùn	vn,v	shipping by sea
29	骇人听闻	hài rén tīng wén	v	shocking; horrifying; atrocious; terrible
30	海量	hǎi liàng	n	huge volume
31	害臊	hài sào	a	to be bashful; to feel ashamed
32	海内外	hǎi nèi wài	s	domestic and international; at home and abroad

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