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HSK
potential; latent capacity
HSK 6
submarine
HSK 7-9
to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk
HSK 7-9
hidden / potential / latent
HSK 7-9
potential / hidden capability
HSK 7-9
imperceptible influence / to influence secretly
HSK 7-9
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  *潛* | 潛* | *潛
hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive
submarine
to submerge / to infiltrate / to steal into
periscope
to snorkel; snorkeling
to slink / to move stealthily / to advance through the water
incubation period (of disease)
unconscious mind / subconscious mind / subconsciousness
hidden beneath the surface / buried and concealed
to abscond / to slink off
diver / frogman
diving suit
to concentrate fully on sth / single-minded
Qianshan, a county-level city in Anqing 安慶|安庆, Anhui
to flee to escape punishment / to abscond from justice
diving / esp. skin diving
latent heat
intangible changes / unnoticed transformation / changes behind the scenes
Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明|陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
in hiding
anti-submarine / antisubmarine
anti-submarine vessel
to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom)
a submarine
to lurk under water / to immerse oneself in (study etc) / to lie low; to keep a low profile / quiet; reserved; self-possessed
potential
loon (bird of genus Gavia)
to sneak in / to infiltrate
to submerge / to subduct (of tectonic plates)
to hide / to cover up / to conceal
anti-submarine (warfare)
(guided) missile submarine
submarine sandwich
promising / showing potential
(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
Qianshan, a county-level city in Anqing 安慶|安庆, Anhui
bends
diving suit / wetsuit
unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)
potential threat / potential menace
dive knife
(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)
freediving; skin diving
(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
nuclear-powered missile submarine
(bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
technical diving
nuclear-powered attack submarine
(bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)
to jump bail
stock that has potential to increase in value / (fig.) sb with good prospects
man with good prospects
potential vector
to hide / latent image (in photography)
submersible
bends
(underwater) diver
Qianjiang sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
Qianjiang sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
gleysol (soil taxonomy)
unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion
to sneak up on
to abscond without leaving a trace (idiom)
(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)


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