核潜艇 (héqiántǐng): nuclear submarine

Measure Word

一艘核潜艇 sōu

Meanings

1 nuclear submarine

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

美国海军部署了多艘核潜艇。

Měiguó hǎijūn bùshǔ le duō sōu héqiántǐng.

The US Navy has deployed several nuclear submarines.

HSK 7-9

核潜艇可以在水下连续航行数月。

Héqiántǐng kěyǐ zài shuǐxià liánxù hángxíng shùyuè.

Nuclear submarines can stay submerged for months at a time.

Tips

memory

Read it left-to-right: 核 (nuclear) + 潜 (submerge / lurk) + 艇 (small boat), a 'nuclear-submerged-boat'.

Stroke Order

核 hé

潜 qián

艇 tǐng

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nuclear radiation / radioactive radiation from nuclear sources