潜
水

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The word 潜水 is formed by directly combining two meaningful characters: 潜, which means "to submerge, to dive under, or to hide", and 水, which means "water". The concept is constructed visually and logically by placing the action of submerging immediately before the element of water, creating the literal and intuitive image of "submerging into water", which is understood as "to dive" or "diving".

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我们去海边潜水。

Wǒmen qù hǎibiān qiánshuǐ.

We go to the seaside to dive.

潜水时要注意安全。

Qiánshuǐ shí yào zhùyì ānquán.

When diving, pay attention to safety.

他在论坛里经常潜水，从不发言。

Tā zài lùntán lǐ jīngcháng qiánshuǐ, cóng bù fāyán.

He often lurks in the forum, never posts.

为了获得潜水证书，他参加了培训课程。

Wèile huòdé qiánshuǐ zhèngshū, tā cānjiā le péixùn kèchéng.

In order to obtain a diving certificate, he attended a training course.

由于潜水能探索海底世界，因此它吸引了众多冒险者。

Yóuyú qiánshuǐ néng tànsuǒ hǎidǐ shìjiè, yīncǐ tā xīyǐn le zhòngduō màoxiǎnzhě.

Because diving can explore the underwater world, therefore it attracts many adventurers.

Word Definition - 潜水

qián shuǐ to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk

Individual Character Details

潜 qián
水 shuǐ, shuǐ