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潜艇

qián tǐng · qian ting

Traditional 潛艇

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. submarine
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The toy submarine

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，看(kàn)，我的(wǒde)新(xīn)潜艇(qiántǐng)！

    Liangliang, look at my new submarine!

  2. Liangliang

    潜艇(qiántǐng)？它(tā)能(néng)在(zài)水里(shuǐlǐ)走(zǒu)吗(ma)？

    A submarine? Can it move in the water?

  3. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)放(fàng)它(tā)下水(xiàshuǐ)。

    Of course! I will put it in the water right now.

  4. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，潜艇(qiántǐng)潜下去了(qiánxiàqùle)，我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)了(le)！

    Wow, the submarine dived down. I cannot see it now!

  5. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，你看(nǐkàn)，潜艇(qiántǐng)浮上来了(fúshàngláile)！

    Do not worry. Look, the submarine floated up!

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)鸭子(yāzi)在追它(zàizhuītā)！

    Ha ha, there is a duck behind it, chasing it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)艘(sōu)潜(qián)艇(tǐng)能(néng)在(zài)水(shuǐ)下(xià)航(háng)行(xíng)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)。

This submarine can travel underwater for a long time.

02

博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)展(zhǎn)出(chū)了(le)一(yì)艘(sōu)老(lǎo)式(shì)潜(qián)艇(tǐng)。

An old submarine is on display in the museum.

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