潜入

qián rù · qian ru

Traditional 潛入

Meaning

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  1. to submerge
  2. to infiltrate
  3. to steal into

In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)趁(chèn)夜(yè)色(sè)潜(qián)入(rù)了(le)那(nà)栋(dòng)空(kōng)房(fáng)子(zi)。

The thief slipped into that empty house under cover of night.

02

他(tā)深(shēn)吸(xī)一(yì)口(kǒu)气(qì),潜(qián)入(rù)了(le)冰(bīng)冷(lěng)的(de)海(hǎi)水(shuǐ)中(zhōng)。

He took a deep breath and submerged into the icy seawater.

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