How to say “potential” in Chinese
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“Potential” in Chinese is 潜力, qián lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
潜力 is read qián lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: going under water, hiding.
It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “潜力”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 潜力. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个年轻人很有潜力。zhègeniánqīngrénhěnyǒuqiánlìThis young man has great potential.
- 这个市场潜力巨大，很多企业都想进入。zhègeshìchǎngqiánlìjùdà,hěnduōqǐyèdōuxiǎngjìnrùThis market has huge potential; many companies want to enter it.
- 这个孩子很有潜力zhègeháizihěnyǒuqiánlìThis child has great potential.
- 好老师能激发学生的潜力hǎolǎoshīnéngjīfāxuéshengdeqiánlìA good teacher can unlock students' potential.
More words from the lesson “Growing talent”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “potential” in Chinese?
“Potential” in Chinese is 潜力, pinyin qiánlì.
What does 潜力 mean?
潜力 (qiánlì) means “potential”.
How do you write 潜力?
潜力 is 2 characters: 潜 (qián) — dive; hidden; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 潜力?
潜力 is read qiánlì. Tones: qián — second tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“potential” in the lesson “Growing talent”
This word is from the topic “Talent and mastery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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