潜水党

潛水黨

qiánshuǐdǎng

noun

Meanings

1 (internet slang) lurkers
2 users who read a forum or group without posting

Characters

submerge, hidden

Examples

群里一大半都是潜水党。

Qún lǐ yí dà bàn dōu shì qiánshuǐdǎng.

More than half the group are lurkers.

潜水党今天浮上来说两句。

Qiánshuǐdǎng jīntiān fú shànglái shuō liǎng jù.

Lurker here — finally surfacing to say a couple of words.

Tips

culture

潜水 ('to dive underwater') was 2000s forum shorthand for lurking silently; attach 党 ('party, faction') and you get a half-joking collective noun for everyone who reads but never posts. Contrast with 发言党 (vocal posters). 浮上来 ('surface') = to finally make a post.

Stroke Order

潜 qián

水 shuǐ

党 dǎng