潜水 qiánshuǐ to dive
to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk
How to remember 潜水: 潜 to hide + 水 water = to dive.
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How it is used
- Literally to dive/go underwater - 去海里潜水 (qù hǎi lǐ qiánshuǐ) to go scuba diving in the sea.
- Very common internet slang: to lurk in a chat group without posting - 我在群里潜水 (wǒ zài qún lǐ qiánshuǐ) I just lurk in the group.
- The opposite lurker→poster move is 冒泡 (màopào, to surface/pop up and say something).
Example sentences
- 你能潜水吗？ Nǐ néng qiánshuǐ ma?Can you swim underwater?