qiánrù

潜入

Word · VerbTraditional潛入

dive into; infiltrate; sneak into

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to dive into; to submerge into (water)

neutral

Often used for underwater activities.

Qián潜
shuǐ水
yuán员
qián潜
rù入
le了
hǎi海
dǐ底
jìn进
xíng行
kān勘
tàn探
 。

The diver submerged to the seabed to conduct exploration.

Tā他
shēn深
xī吸
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
 ,
qián潜
rù入
le了
hú湖
zhōng中
 。

He took a deep breath and dove into the lake.

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Wèi为
le了
duǒ躲
bì避
dí敌
rén人
 ,
tā他
qián潜
rù入
le了
bīng冰
lěng冷
de的
hé河
shuǐ水
lǐ里
 。

To evade the enemy, he submerged himself in the cold river water.

2.

verb

to infiltrate; to sneak into; to enter secretly

neutral

Used for secret or covert entry into a place, often with stealth or illicit intent.

Jiàn间
dié谍
mì秘
mì密
qián潜
rù入
le了
dí敌
fāng方
jī基
dì地
 。

The spy secretly infiltrated the enemy base.

Xiǎo小
tōu偷
zài在
shēn深
yè夜
qián潜
rù入
le了
nà那
dòng栋
bié别
shù墅
 。

The thief snuck into that villa late at night.

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Fēi非
fǎ法
yí移
mín民
shì试
tú图
cóng从
biān边
jìng境
qián潜
rù入
guó国
jìng境
 。

Illegal immigrants attempted to sneak across the border into the country.

Jǐng警
fāng方
fā发
xiàn现
le了
kǒng恐
bù怖
fèn分
zǐ子
qián潜
rù入
chéng城
shì市
de的
jì计
huà划
 。

The police discovered a terrorist plan to infiltrate the city.