潜 (qián) means Dive (hide - secret - submerge). Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个孩子很有 潜 力。
Zhège háizi hěn yǒu qiánlì.
This child has great potential.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜力
他利用假期去海边 潜 水。
Tā lìyòng jiàqī qù hǎibiān qiánshuǐ.
He went diving at the coast during his holiday.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜水
潜 水之前必须接受培训。
Qiánshuǐ zhīqián bìxū jiēshòu péixùn.
Training is required before diving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜水
潜 水时他能憋气一分多钟。
Qiánshuǐ shí tā néng biē qì yì fēn duō zhōng.
He can hold his breath for over a minute when diving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 憋
家庭的影响是 潜 移默化的。
Jiātíng de yǐngxiǎng shì qiányímòhuà de.
A family's influence works imperceptibly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜移默化
这个市场的 潜 力还需要挖掘。
Zhège shìchǎng de qiánlì hái xūyào wājué.
The potential of this market still needs tapping.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挖掘
阅读会 潜 移默化地改变一个人。
Yuèdú huì qiányímòhuà de gǎibiàn yí ge rén.
Reading changes a person by imperceptible degrees.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜移默化
这个市场的 潜 力还没被充分挖掘。
Zhège shìchǎng de qiánlì hái méi bèi chōngfèn wājué.
The potential of this market has not been fully tapped.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜力
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Words that contain 潜
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Questions about 潜
How is 潜 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 潜 (qián, "Dive (hide - secret - submerge)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 潜 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 潜 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 潜?
The dictionary page for 潜 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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