潜力
Old HSK 6
潜力 (qiánlì) · potential
潜力 (qiánlì) means “potential”. It is written with 2 characters: 潜 (to hide) + 力 (strength). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 潜力 is built
The characters
潜 qián · to hide
What 潜 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 替tì — to change
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夫fū — man
力 lì · strength
What 力 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A plow's head representing strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个孩子很有潜力。Zhège háizi hěn yǒu qiánlì.This child has a lot of potential.
这个市场还有很大的潜力。Zhège shìchǎng háiyǒu hěn dà de qiánlì.This market still has great potential.
Questions about 潜力
What does 潜力 mean?
潜力 (qiánlì) means “potential”.
How do you pronounce 潜力?
潜力 is pronounced qiánlì.
Which HSK level is 潜力?
潜力 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 潜水qiánshuǐto dive
- 潜移默化qiányímòhuàto influence imperceptibly
- 努力nǔlìto work hard
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 力量lìliangstrength
- 能力nénglìability
- 实力shílìstrength
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 压力yālìpressure
- 尽力jìnlìto do one's best
Learn 潜力 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 145: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.