HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · verb

潜伏

qiánfú

to hide; to lurk; to lie dormant

这种病可能潜伏很多年。

Zhè zhǒng bìng kěnéng qiánfú hěn duō nián。

This disease may lie dormant for many years.

← 钱财qiáncái 潜能qiánnéng →
潜力 qiánlì potential; latent capacity; potential 此起彼伏 cǐqǐ-bǐfú rising and falling one after another; continuous and alternating 埋伏 máifú to lie in ambush; ambush 起伏 qǐfú to rise and fall; to undulate 潜能 qiánnéng potential; latent ability 潜入 qiánrù to slip into; to sneak into; to dive into (water) 潜水 qiánshuǐ to dive; to go diving 潜艇 qiántǐng submarine 潜心 qiánxīn to devote oneself to; to concentrate on 潜移默化 qiányí-mòhuà to influence imperceptibly; to exert a subtle influence 潜在 qiánzài potential; latent
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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