# 潜水 (qiánshuǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 潜水 (qiánshuǐ) means “to dive (underwater)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to dive (underwater)
- Pinyin: qiánshuǐ (qian2 shui3)
- Traditional: 潛水
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 每年都有很多游客来这个岛潜水。
  Měinián dōu yǒu hěn duō yóukè lái zhège dǎo qiánshuǐ.
  Many tourists come to this island every year to go diving.

## Characters

- 潜 (qián): hidden; secret
- [水](https://hanziro.com/word/shui-water/) (shuǐ): water

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-shui-dive/

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