Meaning
hidden; latent; secret; to hide; to conceal; secret
Chinese: 秘密、隐藏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qian” becomes a different word in each tone. 潜 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 潜力qián lìpotential; latent capacity
- 潜水qián shuǐto dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk
- 潜移默化qián yí mò huàimperceptible influence; to influence secretly
- 潜在qián zàihidden; potential; latent
- 潜艇qián tǐnga submarine
Example Sentence
这个孩子身上有很大的潜力。Zhè ge hái zi shēn shàng yǒu hěn dà de qián lì.This child has great potential.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this孩子hái zichild身上shēn shàngon the body有yǒuto have很hěnvery大dàbig的deof潜力qián lìpotential。