潜舰

潛艦

qiánjiàn

noun

Measure Word

一艘潜舰 sōu

Meanings

1 submarine

Characters

submerge / hidden

Examples

海军的新型潜舰已经下水。

Hǎijūn de xīnxíng qiánjiàn yǐjīng xiàshuǐ.

The navy's new submarine has been launched.

潜舰可以在水下隐蔽航行数月。

Qiánjiàn kěyǐ zài shuǐxià yǐnbì hángxíng shù yuè.

Submarines can sail concealed underwater for months.

Tips

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潜舰 is the standard term in Taiwan and in formal/military writing; mainland Mandarin more often uses 潜艇 (qiántǐng) for the same thing. 舰 = warship, 艇 = small boat.

Stroke Order

潜 qián

舰 jiàn