潜水 (qián shuǐ) — to dive; to go underwater; (online) to lurk; to read without posting
Definition
Two unrelated senses: the literal 'to dive' (the sport/activity), and the internet slang 'to lurk online — read a group/forum without posting.' 跳水 is the head-first competitive dive; 潜伏 is lurking in a physical, hidden sense.
verb
to diveto go underwater(online) to lurkto read without posting
Examples
- 潜水。Tā měi nián xià tiān dōu huì qù hǎi biān qián shuǐ.He goes diving at the seaside every summer.
- 潜水，。Zài qún lǐ bú yào zǒng shì qián shuǐ, ǒu ěr yě chū lái shuō jù huà.Don't always lurk in the group; come out and say something once in a while.
- 潜水。qián shuǐ Zhī qián yí dìng yào jiǎn chá yǎng qì píng.Before diving, you must check the oxygen tank.
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