No. 6,816 in Chinese
洋
"洋" means "ocean" or "foreign."
In a sentence
这是一家洋快餐店，供应汉堡和炸鸡。
This is a Western fast-food restaurant, offering hamburgers and fried chicken.
The word '洋' is used here as an adjective meaning 'Western' to describe the type of fast food offered.
她对洋服的款式特别感兴趣。
She is particularly interested in the styles of Western clothing.
In this sentence, '洋' is an adjective that means 'Western' or 'foreign' to specify clothing styles.
村子旁边有一片洋葱田。
There is a field of onions beside the village.
'洋葱' includes '洋', but here it doesn't directly imply 'foreign'; instead, it refers to 'onion' in a compound noun context.
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