海 绵

hǎimián

“Sea sponge” in Chinese is 海绵 (hǎimián).

Meaning

(zoology) sea sponge
(esp.) dried sea sponge
sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc)

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foam rubber

Example

海绵吸水。

A sponge absorbs water.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

hǎiHSK 210 strokesocean miánHSK 7-911 strokessilk floss

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Not to be confused with: 海面 (hǎimiàn, the surface of the sea; ocean surface)