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  *位* | 位* | *位
position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential
HSK 2
(raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
HSK 4
(math.) interpolation / (human resources) internal referral; employee referral (recommendation of a potential new employee by an existing employee or client)
hidden / potential / latent
HSK 7-9
potential; latent capacity
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *勢* | 勢* | *勢
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
promising / showing potential
potential / hidden capability
HSK 7-9
potential energy
upside / potential to rise
potential threat / potential menace
potential drop (elec.)
vaguely defined offense that can be broadly interpreted and potentially abused by law enforcement
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to display (one's potential, one's talents etc)
potential well (physics)
(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend) / degree to which one is "boyfriend material"
electric potential / voltage
(neuroscience) event-related potential
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
potential
Momo, GPS-based app for messaging, and potentially meeting up with, other Momo users (typically, strangers) in one's vicinity, launched in 2011
lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential
lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
army strength / military prowess or potential
stock that has potential to increase in value / (fig.) sb with good prospects
potential vector
to scout for a tour operator / to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary / (tennis) to commit a foot fault
(of a salesperson) to visit potential customers with the aim of selling products or services
potential for attack / firepower
nuclear potential


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