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墜海

简坠海 · 繁墜海

Mandarin · pinyin zhuì hǎi

to fall into the ocean
to crash into the ocean

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墜: Look up this written character
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
坠: zhuì · fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin

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4–3 · zhui4 hai3

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verb

to fall into the sea (of an airplane)

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