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title: "Qianshui Meaning: 潜水 (qiánshuǐ) Means “to dive”"
description: "潜水 (traditional 潛水, qiánshuǐ) means “to dive; diving”. Hear its tones, see what 潜 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianshui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 潜水 mean?

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潜水 qiánshuǐ

## to dive; diving

## It can also mean

- (slang) to lurk (online, without posting)

## Its characters

1. 潜 qián to dive
2. 水 shuǐ (slang) low-quality

## In a sentence

我们周末去海边潜水。 We're going diving at the beach this weekend.

[More about 潜水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BD%9C%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 潜 or 水

- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)
- [泪水 lèishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leishui)
- [流水 liúshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui)

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