Definition

Examples

• 这艘船已驶入外海，四周看不到陆地。
  Zhè sōu chuán yǐ shǐ rù wài hǎi, sìzhōu kàn bú dào lùdì.
  This ship has sailed into the open sea, with no land visible around.
• 渔民通常在近海捕鱼，很少去外海。
  Yúmín tōngcháng zài jìnhǎi bǔ yú, hěn shǎo qù wài hǎi.
  Fishermen usually fish in coastal waters, rarely going to the open sea.
• 这片外海的水域非常深，已经超过了两千米。
  Zhè piàn wài hǎi de shuǐyù fēicháng shēn, yǐjīng chāoguò le liǎng qiān mǐ.
  The waters of this open sea area are very deep, already exceeding two thousand meters.