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Bo Hai

Bo Hai

8.8
A region with many factories and businesses around the Bohai Sea in northeastern China
  • proper noun
translation icon : Bo Hai
  • Analysts expect strong GDP growth in the Bo Hai as ports and tech clusters expand.

Examples

  • Many manufacturing firms relocated to the Bo Hai after incentives were offered by local authorities.

  • Policy makers are promoting investment across the Bo Hai to boost the regional economy.

  • The Bo Hai region is known for its rich natural resources.

  • Many companies are investing in the Bo Hai area.

  • Policy makers are promoting investment across the Bo Hai to boost the regional economy.

  • Analysts expect strong GDP growth in the Bo Hai as ports and tech clusters expand.

  • Many manufacturing firms relocated to the Bo Hai after incentives were offered by local authorities.

Surface Forms

Bo Hai main

Morphology

Bo + Hai

This is a transliterated proper name (Bohai/Bohai Sea) whose parts 'Bo' and 'Hai' are not English lexical items in this context, so the geographic/economic meaning cannot be compositionally derived from the constituents. Unless a learner already knows the Chinese toponym or its translation, a B1 learner who merely knows the surface segments would not be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Bo Hai also came to mean the towns and industry around that same bay: because the sea links ports, factories and trade, people began to call the whole economic area the 'Bo Hai' region. That's why Bo Hai can mean the industrial and economic area surrounding the Bohai Sea.