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潜伏

潜伏 (qián fú): Lurk (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

潜伏 consists of 2 characters.

to hide, to conceal, to submerge

to lie prostrate, to bend over, to hide

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Pinyinqián fú

Meaninglurk

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word潜伏

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3.

How to Use 潜伏 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 潜伏 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith敌人

qián潜

fú伏

de的

dí敌

rén人

neutral

hidden enemy

Verb + Complementwith下来

qián潜

fú伏

xià下

lái来

Noun + Nounwith期

qián潜

fú伏

qī期

formal

incubation period

Adverb + Verbwith长期

cháng长

qī期

qián潜

fú伏

4.

Example Sentences with 潜伏

xiǎo小

māo猫

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

cǎo草

cóng丛

neutral

lie low

formal

long-term lurking

lǐ里

。

The kitten is hiding in the grass.

wèi为

le了

huò获

qǔ取

guān关

jiàn键

zhèng证

jù据

，

jì记

zhě者

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

fàn犯

zuì罪

tuán团

huǒ伙

zhōng中

cháng长

dá达

bàn半

nián年

。

To obtain crucial evidence, the journalist lurked within the criminal gang for half a year.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

chá察

jué觉

dào到

wēi危

xiǎn险

zhèng正

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

wǒ我

men们

zhōu周

wéi围

ma吗

？

Haven't you realized that danger is lurking around us?

jǐng警

chá察

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

fù附

jìn近

，

děng等

dài待

zhuā抓

bǔ捕

zuì罪

fàn犯

。

The police are lying in wait nearby, waiting to catch the criminal.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

àn暗

chù处

，

ér而

shì是

guāng光

míng明

zhèng正

dà大

dì地

tí提

chū出

le了

fǎn反

duì对

yì意

jiàn见

。

He did not lurk in the shadows; instead, he openly voiced his opposition.

suī虽

rán然

biǎo表

miàn面

píng平

jìng静

，

dàn但

gōng公

sī司

nèi内

bù部

qián潜

fú伏

zhe着

xǔ许

duō多

guǎn管

lǐ理

shàng上

de的

máo矛

dùn盾

。

Although the surface is calm, many managerial conflicts are lurking within the company.

tā他

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

dí敌

rén人

nèi内

bù部

duō多

nián年

，

shōu收

jí集

le了

dà大

liàng量

qíng情

bào报

。

He has been undercover within the enemy for many years, gathering a large amount of intelligence.

wǒ我

zǒng总

jué觉

de得

yǒu有

mǒu某

zhǒng种

bù不

ān安

de的

qíng情

xù绪

qián潜

fú伏

zài在

jīn今

wǎn晚

de的

jù聚

huì会

qì气

fēn氛

lǐ里

。

I always feel a sense of unease lurking in the atmosphere of tonight's gathering.

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