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潜水 (qián shuǐ) — how to say "to dive" in Chinese
潜水
To dive; underwater
verb
Character composition
潜
to hide; to submerge
水
water
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
潜水员
qián shuǐ yuán
diver
去潜水
qù qián shuǐ
go diving
Examples
他在海里潜水看美丽的鱼。
He dives in the sea to see beautiful fish.
我喜欢潜水。
I like to dive.
Frequently asked questions
How to say dive in Chinese?
"to dive" in Chinese is 潜水 (qián shuǐ).
潜水 meaning in English
潜水 (qián shuǐ) means "To dive; underwater".
How is 潜水 pronounced?
It is pronounced qián shuǐ (written as qian shui, qianshui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to dive" in Chinese characters?
It is written 潜水: 潜 has 15 strokes, 水 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 潜水?
潜水 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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