潛 [潜]

Jyutping cim4
Pinyin qián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hidden
  2. secret
  3. latent
  4. to hide
  5. to conceal
  6. to submerge
  7. to dive
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. hidden/secret/latent/to hide/to conceal/to submerge/to dive/to not turn up/to not participate in activities/potential/hidden/secretly/a surname/to study very hard/to swot
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    浸​自己​入水​裏​面​。
    to dive; to submerge
    • 佢潛落水底欣賞珊瑚。
      佢潜落水底欣赏珊瑚。
      keoi5 cim4 lok6 seoi2 dai2 jan1 soeng2 saan1 wu4.
      He dives to enjoy the view of coral.
  2. 動詞
    好​畀​心機​讀書
    to study very hard, to "swot"
  3. 語素
    匿​埋​，​唔​畀​其他人​見​到
    to hide; to conceal
    • 潛伏
      潜伏
      see below
      to lurk
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    latent
  2. character
    to live in seclusion
  3. character
    to make a concentrated effort
  4. character
    to go under water; to move under water
  5. character
    secretly; stealthily
  6. character
    a surname
  7. character
    hidden; secret
  8. character
    to hide; to conceal
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. hide
  2. hidden, secret, latent
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    EMUA
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    EQOA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级汉字表 #182
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    要解开谋杀背后潜藏之谜！
    要解開謀殺背後潛藏之謎！
    yào jiě kāi móu shā bèi hòu qián cáng zhī mí ！
    • Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!
  2. Mandarin
    他潜心研究音乐。
    他潛心研究音樂。
    tā qián xīn yán jiū yīn yuè 。
    • He applied himself to the study of music.
  3. Mandarin
    他有极大的潜力。
    他有極大的潛力。
    tā yǒu jí dà de qián lì 。
    • He has enormous potential.
  4. Mandarin
    你曾试过用水肺潜水吗？
    你曾試過用水肺潛水嗎？
    nǐ céng shì guò yòng shuǐ fèi qián shuǐ ma ？
    • Have you ever tried scuba diving?
  5. Mandarin
    我潜入了河里。
    我潛入了河裡。
    wǒ qián rù le hé lǐ 。
    • I dived into the river.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢有潜质做世界冠军。
    佢有潛質做世界冠軍。
    keoi5 jau5 cim4 zat1 zou6 sai3 gaai3 gun3 gwan1 。
    • He has the potential to become world champion.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大学毕业之后阿华潜咗水好耐，直至到旧年先见佢蒲返头。
    大學畢業之後阿華潛咗水好耐，直至到舊年先見佢蒲返頭。
    daai6 hok6 bat1 jip6 zi1 hau6 aa3 waa4 cim4 zo2 seoi2 hou2 noi6, zik6 zi3 dou3 gau6 nin2 sin1 gin3 keoi5 pou4 faan1 tau4.
    • Wah disappeared for a long time after graduating from college. He didn't show up until last year.
  2. Cantonese
    侧风越大，对飞机升降嘅潜在风险就越大。
    側風越大，對飛機升降嘅潛在風險就越大。
    zak1 fung1 jyut6 daai6, deoi3 fei1 gei1 sing1 gong3 ge3 cim4 zoi6 fung1 him2 zau6 jyut6 daai6.
    • The stronger the crosswind, the greater is the potential risk for aircraft taking-off and landing.
  3. Cantonese
    潜伏期
    潛伏期
    • incubation period
  4. Cantonese
    蝉要潜伏喺地下好耐先至成虫。
    蟬要潛伏喺地下好耐先至成蟲。
    • Cicadas need to live underground for a long time before emerging as adults.
  5. Cantonese
    呢行好有发展潜力。
    呢行好有發展潛力。
    ni1 hong4 hou2 jau5 faat3 zin2 cim4 lik6.
    • This industry has a great potential for expansion.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人终究不是神，不过是有限的人，必须顺应人性，善用大自然的潜力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的局限中，以神妙莫测的模式来使其吉多凶少。
    人終究不是神，不過是有限的人，必須順應人性，善用大自然的潛力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的侷限中，以神妙莫測的模式來使其吉多兇少。
    rén zhōng jiū bù shì shén ， bù guò shì yǒu xiàn de rén ， bì xū shùn yìng rén xìng ， shàn yòng dà zì rán de qián lì ， zhàn zài “ bù rú yì shì ， shí cháng bā jiǔ ” de jú xiàn zhōng ， yǐ shén miào mò cè de mó shì lái shǐ qí jí duō xiōng shào ．
    • People are not gods; they are humans with human limitations, and so must accommodate human nature. One must find a good way to utilize Mother Nature's potential. Within the boundaries of a life where things are constantly going wrong, one must find a way to think outside of the box so that one can have more hits than misses.
  2. Mandarin
    潜伏特工
    潛伏特工
    qián fú tè gōng
    • sleeper agent
  3. Mandarin
    市场潜力巨大
    市场潛力巨大
    shì chǎng qián lì jù dà
    • to have great market potential
  4. Mandarin
    具有很好的学术潜质
    具有很好的學術潛質
    jù yǒu hěn hǎo de xué shù qián zhì
    • to have great potential in academia
  5. Mandarin
    中国农民有很大的潜伏力，只要组织和指挥得当，能使日本军队一天忙碌二十四小时，使之疲于奔命。
    中國農民有很大的潛伏力，只要組織和指揮得當，能使日本軍隊一天忙碌二十四小時，使之疲於奔命。
    zhōng guó nóng mín yǒu hěn dà de qián fú lì ， zhǐ yào zǔ zhī hé zhǐ huī dé dàng ， néng shǐ rì běn jūn duì yī tiān máng lù èr shí sì xiǎo shí ， shǐ zhī pí yú bēn mìng ．
    • The Chinese peasants have very great latent power; properly organized and directed, they can keep the Japanese army busy twenty-four hours a day and worry it to death.