# 潜在 (qiánzài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 潜在 (qiánzài) means “potential; latent; underlying”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: potential; latent; underlying
- Pinyin: qiánzài (qian2 zai4)
- Traditional: 潛在
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们不能忽视潜在的风险。
  Wǒmen bùnéng hūshì qiánzài de fēngxiǎn.
  We cannot ignore potential risks.

## Characters

- 潜 (qián): hidden; secret
- [在](https://hanziro.com/word/zai-at/) (zài): at; in

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-zai-potential/

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