潜水
Old HSK 6
潜水 (qiánshuǐ) · to dive
潜水 (qiánshuǐ) means “to dive; diving”. It is written with 2 characters: 潜 (to hide) + 水 (water). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 潜水 is built
The characters
潜 qián · to hide
What 潜 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 替tì — to change
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夫fū — man
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他喜欢去海边潜水。Tā xǐhuan qù hǎibiān qiánshuǐ.He likes to go diving at the seaside.
潜水时可以看到很多鱼。Qiánshuǐ shí kěyǐ kàndào hěnduō yú.You can see lots of fish when diving.
Questions about 潜水
What does 潜水 mean?
潜水 (qiánshuǐ) means “to dive; diving”.
How do you pronounce 潜水?
潜水 is pronounced qiánshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 潜水?
潜水 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 潜力qiánlìpotential
- 潜移默化qiányímòhuàto influence imperceptibly
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
- 矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
Learn 潜水 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 145: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.