Sentence #1776712 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 潜水 is built
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潜qiánhidden
氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
替to change · tìSound part
氵 hints at the meaning (water); 替 (tì) hints at the sound. Compare it with qián.
水shuǐwater
水 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from flowing water.
How to write 潜水
潜 15 strokes · 水 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 潜水 (qiánshuǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
潜水 (qiánshuǐ) means “to dive” or “diving”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qiánshuǐ: qián with a 2nd tone, then shuǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 潜水 is written 潛水. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qianshui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 潜水 from the suggestions. Typing qianshui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
潜水 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
潜qián2nd tone, rising
水shuǐ3rd tone, dipping
