潜 (潛)
qián
Pinyin

Definition

潜 (潛)
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qián
  1. hidden
  2. secret
  3. latent
  4. to hide
  5. to conceal
  6. to submerge
  7. to dive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

潜伏
qián fú
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to cover up
  3. 3 to conceal
潜力
qián lì
  1. 1 potential
  2. 2 capacity
潜能
qián néng
  1. 1 potential
  2. 2 hidden capability
浮潜
fú qián
  1. 1 to snorkel
  2. 2 snorkeling
潜入
qián rù
  1. 1 to submerge
  2. 2 to infiltrate
  3. 3 to steal into

Idioms (2)

潜神默记
qián shén mò jì
  1. 1 to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)
潜逃无踪
qián táo wú zōng
  1. 1 to abscond without leaving a trace (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一打啤酒对俄罗斯人来说只是小意思，这是大家都知道的常识。但是你知道吗？俄罗斯人喝啤酒，有一个潜规则，他们如果找你喝酒，绝对不能拒绝。
yīdá píjiǔ duì Éluósī rén láishuō zhǐshì xiǎoyìsi ，zhèshì dàjiā dōu zhīdào de chángshí 。dànshì nǐ zhīdào ma ？Éluósī rén hē píjiǔ ，yǒu yīgē qiánguīzé ，tāmen rúguǒ zhǎo nǐ hējiǔ ，juéduì bùnéng jùjué 。
A dozen of beers is a piece of cake for Russian, which is common sense that everyone knows. But you know that? Russians have a hidden rule when it comes to drinking beers, that is, if they invite you for a drink, you can’t say no.
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并不是哦，新的货币篮子正式生效得到2016年十月一日。届时人民币的权重将为百分之十点九二。SDR是IMF成员国对可自由使用货币配额的潜在债权。通俗地说就是当IMF成员国没有钱的时候，可以用自己分到的份额先抵债。
bìngbùshì ò ，xīn de huòbì lánzi zhèngshì shēngxiào děi dào 2016 nián shíyuè yīrì 。jièshí rénmínbì de quánzhòng jiāng wèi bǎifēnzhīshídiǎnjiǔèr 。SDR shì IMF chéngyuánguó duì kě zìyóu shǐyòng huòbì pèié de qiánzàizhàiquán 。tōngsúdeshuō jiùshì dāng IMF chéngyuánguó méiyǒuqián de shíhòu ，kěyǐ yòng zìjǐ fēndào de fèné xiān dǐzhài 。
Not at all. The new basket of currencies will formally go into effect on October 1, 2016. At that time the renminbi will be given a weighting on 10.92%, SDR are a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of IMF members. In layman's terms, whenever IMF members don't have any money, they can use their corresponding share to pay their debts.
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粤港澳大湾区建设基础坚实，潜力巨大，完全有把握有信心打造成世界级大湾区四月九日博鳌亚洲论坛二零一八年年会上，粤港澳大湾区再次成为中国乃至世界的关注点。
yuègǎngàodàwānqū jiànshè jīchǔ jiānshí ，qiánlì jùdà ，wánquán yǒu bǎwò yǒu xìnxīn dǎzào chéng shìjièjí Dàwānqū Sìyuè jiǔrì Bóáo Yàzhōu lùntán èrlíngyībānián niánhuì shàng ，yuègǎngàodàwānqū zàicì chéngwéi Zhōngguó nǎizhì shìjiè de guānzhù diǎn 。
The foundation for the China Greater Bay Area is firm and it has strong potential to become a world class city cluster on the world stage. At the BOAO Forum for the Asia Annual Conference 2018 held on 9 April, the organisers noted that the China Greater Bay Area will become a key focus for the rest of the world.
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哎哎哎，你等等啊…你觉得我有当网红的潜力不？
āi āi āi ，nǐ děngděng ā …nǐ juéde wǒ yǒu dāng wǎnghóng de qiánlì bù ？
Agh, agh, wait a minute… Do you think I have the potential to be an internet star?
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同时人生又是幽谷，有蔷薇才能烛隐显幽，体贴入微；有蔷薇才能看到苍蝇控脚，蜘蛛吐丝，才能听到暮色潜动，春草萌芽，才能做到“一沙一世界，一花一天国”。
tóngshí rénshēng yòu shì yōugǔ ，yǒu qiángwēi cáinéng zhúyǐnxiǎnyōu ，tǐtiērùwēi ；yǒu qiángwēi cáinéng kàndào cāngying kòngjiǎo ，zhīzhū tǔ sī ，cáinéng tīngdào mùsè qiándòng ，chūncǎo méngyá ，cáinéng zuò dào “yī shā yī shìjiè ，yī huā yī tiānguó ”。
At the same time, life is like a deep valley, only a rose can serve as a flickering candle in the darkness, in all its attentiveness; only with a rose can you see the fly's legs and the spider spitting silk, Only then can you here the movement of the twilight, and the sprouting of the spring grass, only then is it possible "To see a World in a Grain of Sand. And a Heaven in a Wild Flower."
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到了民国，绍兴文人大都嗜饮本地黄酒，并深以为傲。朱自清、夏丏尊、刘董宇、朱光潜等就有白马湖畔“酒聚”的习惯。而蔡元培先生更是每饭必酒，鲁迅先生也将啜饮略微甘甜的花雕女儿红当成一种生活习惯，萧红曾写到：“鲁迅先生喜欢吃一点酒，但是不多吃，吃半小碗或一碗。”难怪，先生的作品中时时飘出绍酒的醇香。
dào le mínguó ，Shàoxīng wénrén dà dū shì yǐn běndì huángjiǔ ，bìng shēn yǐ wéi ào 。Zhū Zìqīng 、Xià Miǎnzūn 、Liú Dǒngyǔ 、Zhū Guāngqián děng jiù yǒu Báimǎhú pàn “jiǔ jù ”de xíguàn 。ér Cài Yuánpéi xiānsheng gèng shì měi fàn bì jiǔ ，Lǔ Xùn xiānsheng yě jiāng chuòyǐn luèwēi gāntián de huādiāo Nǚérhóng dàngchéng yīzhǒng shēnghuó xíguàn ，Xiāo Hóng céng xiědào ：“Lǔ Xùn xiānsheng xǐhuan chī yīdiǎn jiǔ ，dànshì bù duō chī ，chī bàn xiǎo wǎn huò yī wǎn 。”nánguài ，xiānsheng de zuòpǐn zhōng shíshí piāochū Shàojiǔ de chúnxiāng 。
In the Repulican Era, most of the literati of Shaoxing were fond of the local huangjiu, and took deep pride in it. People like Zhu Ziqing, Xia Mianzun, Liu Dongyu and Zhu Guangqian used to gather around the Baima Lake regularly for drinking sessions. And Cai Yuanpei couldn't have a meal without a drink. Lu Xun meanwhile took sipping on the sweet Huadiao variety of Shaoxing huangjiu, also referred to as Nuerhong, as a lifetime habit. Xiao Hong once wrote, "Lu Xun likes to drink a little wine, but not too much, he takes half of a small bowl or a bowl." No wonder his works are often so redolent with the heady scent of Shaoxing wine.
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有些国人也戏谑地把“外交辞令”称为"没有错误的废话"。虽然是“废话”，可在国与国交往的重要场合中，“外交辞令”却是非用不可。外交辞令往往委婉含蓄，隐藏着“潜台词”。
yǒuxiē guórén yě xìxuè de bǎ “wàijiāo cílìng ”chēngwéi "méi yǒu cuòwù de fèihuà "。suīrán shì “fèihuà ”，kě zài guó yǔ guó jiāowǎng de zhòngyào chǎnghé zhōng ，“wàijiāo cílìng ”què shì fēiyòng bù kě 。wàijiāo cílìng wǎngwǎng wěiwǎn hánxù ，yǐncáng zhe “qián táicí ”。
Some Chinese people jokingly refer to diplomatic rhetoric as "precise nonsense". Although it's "nonsense", diplomatic rhetoric is indispensable in important interactions between countries. Diplomatic rhetoric is often indirect and veiled, hiding implicit words.
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口罩还不够，要保持一定的社交距离。新闻说病毒的潜伏期很长，有些患者没有症状，但已经受到感染了。
kǒuzhào hái bùgòu ，yào bǎochí yīdìng de shèjiāojùlí 。xīnwén shuō bìngdú de qiánfúqī hěn cháng ，yǒuxiē huànzhě méiyǒu zhèngzhuàng ，dàn yǐjīng shòudào gǎnrǎn le 。
Masks are not enough, you need to keep a certain social distance. The news said that the incubation period of the virus is very long. Some patients are asymptomatic, but they have been infected.
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踩踩水？你真是暴殄天物！海边可以玩各种水上活动，或是去潮间带走走，玩腻了还可以去浮潜看珊瑚礁。
cǎi cǎi shuǐ ？nǐ zhēn shì bàotiǎn tiānwù ！hǎibiān kěyǐ wán gèzhǒng shuǐshàng huódòng ，huòshì qù cháojiāndài zǒu zou ，wán nì le hái kěyǐ qù fúqián kàn shānhújiāo 。
Paddle? You really don't know how to enjoy nature! You can do all sorts of water-sports at the seaside, or go for a walk by the sea and when you've had your fun, you can go snorkeling and see the coral reef.
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你好！潜水体验就在这儿？
nǐhǎo ！qiánshuǐ tǐyàn jiù zài zhèr ？
Hello! Is the snorkeling experience here?
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