Definition

1. Noun:
   • Seashore, seaside, sea coast: The land along the edge of a sea or ocean. It refers specifically to the coastal area where the land meets the sea.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành phố này nổi tiếng với hải ngạn đẹp và những bãi biển dài. (This city is famous for its beautiful seashore and long beaches.)
  • Chúng tôi đi dạo dọc theo hải ngạn vào lúc hoàng hôn. (We took a walk along the seaside at sunset.)
  • Những ngôi nhà nằm trên hải ngạn có tầm nhìn ra đại dương. (The houses on the sea coast have a view of the ocean.)

Advanced Usage

• "ven hải ngạn": along the seashore.
  • Con đường chạy ven hải ngạn rất thơ mộng. (The road running along the seashore is very poetic.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bờ biển (n): Coast, shoreline. A more common and general synonym.
• Duyên hải (n): Littoral, coastal region. Often used in geographical or formal contexts to describe a coastal zone.
• Bãi biển (n): Beach. Specifically refers to the sandy or pebbly part of the shore.

Synonyms

• Bờ biển: coast, shoreline.
• Ven biển: coastal area, by the sea.

Notes on Usage

• "Hải ngạn" is a literary and somewhat formal term. In everyday conversation, "bờ biển" is used more frequently.
• It is a single, fixed compound noun. It should not be broken down or its parts ("hải", "ngạn") used independently in this context to mean "seashore".

1. Seashore, seaside, sea coast