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海底热泉

hǎi dǐ rè quándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(marine geology) hydrothermal vent
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

海底熱泉 海底热泉 [hai3 di3 re4 quan2] /(marine geology) hydrothermal vent/

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Other forms in these source records: 海底熱泉

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 底
    de

    (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

    dǐ

    bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[dǐ shù])

  • 热
    rè

    to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent

  • 泉
    quán

    spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic)

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