Definition
潜水 (qián shuǐ) has two senses: the literal activity of diving/being underwater, and the online slang for lurking without posting. For the literal sense, 潜水 focuses on staying or exploring underwater (e.g., scuba diving), while 潜入 (qián rù) emphasizes the act of submerging or infiltrating. For the online sense, 潜水 is casual forum lurking, whereas 潜伏 (qián fú) carries a serious, covert tone (spy, disease).
verb
to diveto go underwater(online) to lurkto read without posting
Examples
- 潜水。Tā měi nián xiàtiān dōu huì qù hǎibiān qián shuǐ.He goes diving at the seaside every summer.
- 潜水，。Zài qún lǐ búyào zǒng shì qián shuǐ, ǒu'ěr yě chūlái shuō jù huà.Don't always lurk in the group; come out and say something once in a while.
- 潜水。qián shuǐ zhīqián yídìng yào jiǎnchá yǎngqìpíng.Before diving, you must check the oxygen tank.
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