潜
qián
hide; hidden, secret, latent
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 水
- HSK
- 6
- Tone
- 2
Traditional form: 潛
Stroke order
Example sentences
他有极大的潜力。
Tā yǒu jí dà de qián lì
He has enormous potential.
你能潜水吗？
Nǐ néng qián shuǐ ma
Can you swim underwater?
他潜进水里，然后又浮上水来换气。
Tā qián jìn Shuǐ lǐ rán hòu yòu fú shàng shuǐ lái huàn qì
He dived into the water and came up for air.
我认为，你已经完全具备了潜伏的资质。
Wǒ rèn wéi nǐ yǐ jīng wán quán jù bèi le qián fú de zī zhì
I believe you already possess all the qualities needed to go undercover.
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.