Meaning of hǎi:
海
surname Hai; ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things
Tā de xìng shì Hǎi.
他的姓是海。
His surname is Hai.
Háizimen zài shātān shàng wánshuǎ, xiǎngshòu hǎibiān jiàrì.
孩子们在沙滩上玩耍,享受海边假日。
The children play on the beach, enjoying a seaside holiday.
Wǒ xǐhuān zài xiàtiān qù hǎibiān yóuyǒng.
我喜欢在夏天去海边游泳。
I like to go swimming at the seaside in the summer.
Wǒmen jìhuà qù hǎibiān dùjià.
我们计划去海边度假。
We plan to go to the seaside for a vacation.
Wǒmen zài hǎibiān kàn dào le hěnduō yóukè.
我们在海边看到了很多游客。
We saw a great number of tourists at the seaside.
(dialect) numerous
Nàlǐ de yóukè fēicháng hǎi, jīhū wúfǎ zǒudòng.
那里的游客非常海,几乎无法走动。
There were so many tourists there that it was almost impossible to move.