潜望镜

潛望鏡

qiánwàngjìng

noun #33,584

Measure Word

一个潜望镜 gè

Meanings

1 periscope

Characters

submerged; hidden

Examples

HSK 6

船长用潜望镜观察海面。

Chuánzhǎng yòng qiánwàngjìng guānchá hǎimiàn.

The captain observed the sea surface through the periscope.

HSK 7-9

潜艇上的潜望镜可以三百六十度旋转。

Qiántǐng shang de qiánwàngjìng kěyǐ sānbǎi liùshí dù xuánzhuǎn.

The submarine's periscope can rotate 360 degrees.

Tips

memory

Beautifully literal: 潜 ('submerged') + 望 ('to gaze at') + 镜 ('mirror/lens') = 'submerged-gazing-lens'. Captures exactly what a periscope does: stay underwater, look up at the surface.

Stroke Order

潜 qián

望 wàng

镜 jìng