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

船长用潜望镜观察海面。

Chuánzhǎng yòng qiánwàngjìng guānchá hǎimiàn.

The captain observed the sea surface through the periscope.

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