潜入 (qián rù) — to submerge (underwater); to infiltrate (secretly enter)
Definition
潜入 stresses entering secretly or stealthily — into water (dive in) or into a place/system (sneak in). Compare 潜水 (just diving underwater) and 渗透 (slowly seeping through), while 淹没/淹 is water covering things from outside.
verb
to submerge (underwater)to infiltrate (secretly enter)
Examples
- 潜入。Jǐng chá qián rù le fàn zuì tuán huǒ de jī dì.The police infiltrated the criminal gang's base.
- 潜入，。Tā qiāo qiāo de qián rù shuǐ zhōng, xún zhǎo chén chuán.He quietly submerged into the water to look for the shipwreck.
- 潜入。Hēi kè shè fǎ qián rù le gōng sī de fú wù qì.The hacker managed to infiltrate the company's server.
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