潜 在

qián zàidictionary entry

hidden / potential / latent

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

潛在潜在 [qian2 zai4] /hidden/potential/latent/

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Other forms in these source records: 潛在

潜
qián
hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive
在
zài
to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

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