潜在

潛在

qiánzài

adjective HSK 7-9 #5,713

Meanings

1 potential
2 latent
3 hidden

Characters

Literally 'existing in a hidden way'

Examples

我们要注意潜在的风险。

Wǒmen yào zhùyì qiánzài de fēngxiǎn.

We need to pay attention to potential risks.

他是我们的潜在客户。

Tā shì wǒmen de qiánzài kèhù.

He is our potential customer.

Tips

usage

潜在 is always used as an attributive adjective before a noun: 潜在的危险 (potential danger), 潜在的问题 (potential problem). It cannot be used as a predicate.

Stroke Order

潜 qián

在 zài