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qián

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Definitions

  1. 1. hidden
  2. 2. secret
  3. 3. latent
  4. 4. to hide
  5. 5. to conceal
  6. 6. to submerge
  7. 7. to dive

Words Containing 潜

黄嘴潜鸟
huáng zuǐ qián niǎo

(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

潜力股男人
qián lì gǔ nán rén

man with good prospects

青头潜鸭
qīng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)

潜力
qián lì

potential

潜伏期
qián fú qī

incubation period (of disease)

太平洋潜鸟
tài píng yáng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

潜规则
qián guī zé

unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)

潜鸟
qián niǎo

loon (bird of genus Gavia)

潜近
qián jìn

to sneak up on

潜在危险度
qián zài wēi xiǎn dù

latent hazard

潜移
qián yí

intangible changes

潜没
qián mò

to submerge

潜水夫症
qián shuǐ fū zhèng

bends

潜水员
qián shuǐ yuán

diver

潜移默化
qián yí mò huà

imperceptible influence

猎潜
liè qián

anti-submarine (warfare)

有潜力
yǒu qián lì

promising

潜力股
qián lì gǔ

stock that has potential to increase in value

潜热
qián rè

latent heat

潜神默记
qián shén mò jì

to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)

潜望镜
qián wàng jìng

periscope

畏罪潜逃
wèi zuì qián táo

to flee to escape punishment

潜逃
qián táo

to abscond

潜江
qián jiāng

Qianjiang sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

凤头潜鸭
fèng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

潜在媒介
qián zài méi jiè

potential vector

导弹核潜艇
dǎo dàn hé qián tǐng

nuclear-powered missile submarine

潜泳
qián yǒng

diving

潜心
qián xīn

to concentrate fully on sth

黑喉潜鸟
hēi hóu qián niǎo

(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)

潜能
qián néng

potential

潜质
qián zhì

potential

红头潜鸭
hóng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)

潜意识
qián yì shí

unconscious mind

潜水夫病
qián shuǐ fū bìng

bends

赤嘴潜鸭
chì zuǐ qián yā

(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)

猎潜艇
liè qián tǐng

anti-submarine vessel

潜藏
qián cáng

hidden beneath the surface

弃保潜逃
qì bǎo qián táo

to jump bail

潜水
qián shuǐ

to dive

沉潜
chén qián

to lurk under water

导弹潜艇
dǎo dàn qián tǐng

(guided) missile submarine

潜台词
qián tái cí

unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer

潜水服
qián shuǐ fú

diving suit

潜水衣
qián shuǐ yī

diving suit

潜在
qián zài

hidden

浮潜
fú qián

to snorkel; snorkeling

普通潜鸟
pǔ tōng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

潜舰
qián jiàn

a submarine

潜伏
qián fú

to hide

潜进
qián jìn

to sneak in

潜水刀
qián shuǐ dāo

dive knife

帆背潜鸭
fān bèi qián yā

(bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

潜踪
qián zōng

in hiding

潜江市
qián jiāng shì

Qianjiang sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

红喉潜鸟
hóng hóu qián niǎo

(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

潜水艇
qián shuǐ tǐng

submarine

攻击型核潜艇
gōng jī xíng hé qián tǐng

nuclear-powered attack submarine

反潜
fǎn qián

anti-submarine

潜艇
qián tǐng

submarine

自由潜水
zì yóu qián shuǐ

freediving; skin diving

潜影
qián yǐng

to hide

潜在威胁
qián zài wēi xié

potential threat

潜逃无踪
qián táo wú zōng

to abscond without leaving a trace (idiom)

斑背潜鸭
bān bèi qián yā

(bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)

潜育土
qián yù tǔ

gleysol (soil taxonomy)

潜水者
qián shuǐ zhě

(underwater) diver

技术潜水
jì shù qián shuǐ

technical diving

陶潜
táo qián

Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明|陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet

潜山
qián shān

Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

潜山县
qián shān xiàn

Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui

潜水装备拖轮箱
qián shuǐ zhuāng bèi tuō lún xiāng

diving bag

潜行
qián xíng

to slink

潜入
qián rù

to submerge