xià hǎi

下海 (xià hǎi) is a Chinese word meaning “to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to go out to sea
  2. 2to enter the sea (to swim etc)
  3. 3(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)

Characters in 下海

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