潜艇

qián tǐng · HSK 7

submarine

🚢 潜 = submerge + 艇 = boat → a boat that submerges = submarine

潜 (qián) means to submerge or hide underwater; 艇 (tǐng) is a small boat or craft. Put together, a craft that goes underwater is a submarine.

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