hide; conceal; lurk
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to hide; to conceal; to lurk; to lie dormant
Can be used intransitively to describe something hidden in a place, or as an attributive modifier (潜藏的) describing hidden dangers, emotions, or enemies.
Tòng痛
kǔ苦
qián潜
cáng藏
zài在
tā他
de的
xīn心
lǐ里
。
Pain was hidden in his heart.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
bǎ把
qián潜
cáng藏
de的
huài坏
rén人
qīng清
chú除
chū出
qù去
。
We must root out the hidden bad elements.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
kě可
néng能
qián潜
cáng藏
duō多
nián年
bù不
fā发
zuò作
。
This virus may lie dormant for years without manifesting.