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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[qián]
  1. 1. verb [入水] dive
  2. 2. verb [隐藏] hide
    lurk
  3. 3. adjective latent
    potential
  4. 4. adverb secretly
    abscond

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[qián]
  1. 1. 深入水中
    入深海
    艇。
  2. 2. 隐藏;不显露在外
    在。
  3. 3. 秘密地
    入国境。
  4. 4.
  5. 5. 统读qián,不读qiǎn。

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这个出色的水员可以入海下243米的深处工作。
The excellent diver can submerge as deep as 243 meters to work.
埃博拉传染病的伏期短,死亡率高。
Ebola is can be fatal, and once contracted it takes a short time for the symptoms to show.
白天的时候,小偷装扮成收废品的小贩入小区踩道。
During day time, the thief disguised himself as a peddler who collects garbage, and cased the site.
救生员已经沉下水,打捞遇难者的尸体。
The lifeguards have gone down to the bottom of the water, searching for the bodies of the people who died in the accident.
退休后他一直沉于京剧艺术的研究。
After retirement, he became absorbed in the research of Beijing Opera.
当晚,他就畏罪逃了。
He fled to escape his due punishment that night.
他近些年心写作,真是精品迭出呀!
He has devoted himself to writing in recent years, and has repeatedly produced elaborate works.
心创作,杜门谢客。
He is concentrating on writing and refuses to see visitors.
这个案子的两名主犯负案逃。
Two criminals in this case fled after committing the crime.
艇是一种战略武器。
The Nuclear submarine is a kind of strategic weapon.

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