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No. 2,216 in Chinese

潜在

Potential; latent.

In a sentence

  • 这个市场有巨大的潜在发展空间。

    This market has huge potential for development.

    Here, '潜在' is used to describe the potential and inherent possibility of the market to develop further.

  • 他是一个潜在的风险,因为他的行为非常不可预测。

    He is a potential risk because his behavior is very unpredictable.

    In this sentence, '潜在' highlights a latent risk or possibility that could occur but is not yet manifest.

  • 我觉得你有很多潜在的天赋,应该多加培养。

    I think you have a lot of latent talents that should be further nurtured.

    '潜在' here denotes latent qualities or abilities that exist but have not been fully realized or developed yet.

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