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潜水

qián shuǐ · qian shui

Traditional 潛水

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to dive
  2. to go under water
  3. (in an online forum) to lurk
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Lurking in the group chat

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)在(zài)那个(nàge)旅行群(lǚxíngqún)里(lǐ)说过话(shuōguòhuà)？

    Have you ever spoken in that travel group chat?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)潜水(qiánshuǐ)。

    No, I have always been lurking.

  3. Dengdeng

    潜水(qiánshuǐ)？你(nǐ)去(qù)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dive? You went into the sea?

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，在(zài)群(qún)里(lǐ)潜水(qiánshuǐ)，就是(jiùshì)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)，不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)。

    Haha, lurking in a chat group means only reading and not talking.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)突然(tūrán)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)？

    Then why did you suddenly talk today?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)有人(yǒurén)问(wèn)哪里(nǎlǐ)可以(kěyǐ)去(qù)潜水(qiánshuǐ)，我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)！

    Because someone asked where one can go diving, and I know!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)曾(céng)试(shì)过(guò)用(yòng)水(shuǐ)肺(fèi)潜(qián)水(shuǐ)吗(ma)？

Have you ever tried scuba diving?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)整(zhěng)个(gè)下(xià)午(wǔ)都(dōu)在(zài)论(lùn)坛(tán)里(lǐ)潜(qián)水(shuǐ)，没(méi)有(yǒu)发(fā)言(yán)。

He lurked in the forum all afternoon without posting.

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