潜水衣

潛水衣

qiánshuǐyī

noun #30,821

Measure Word

一件潜水衣 jiàn

Meanings

1 diving suit
2 wetsuit
3 drysuit

Characters

submerged; latent

Examples

HSK 1

他穿上潜水衣下水了。

Tā chuānshàng qiánshuǐyī xiàshuǐ le.

He put on a diving suit and went into the water.

HSK 6

潜水衣可以保暖防压。

Qiánshuǐyī kěyǐ bǎonuǎn fáng yā.

A diving suit keeps you warm and protects against pressure.

Tips

memory

Three transparent parts: 潜 'submerge' + 水 'water' + 衣 'clothing' = 'submerge-water-clothing' = diving suit. Compare 潜水员 (diver) and 潜水艇 (submarine) - same 潜水 prefix.

Stroke Order

潜 qián

水 shuǐ

衣 yī