潜 力 qián lì potential / latent capacity 位 position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 / 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential 潜 在 qián zài hidden / potential / latent 潜 能 qián néng potential / hidden capability 潜 质 qián zhì potential 势 power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals 材 料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job 攻 击 力 gōng jī lì potential for attack / firepower 市 场 潜 力 shì chǎng qián lì market potential / market possibility 电 位 diàn wèi electric potential / voltage 潜 力 股 qián lì gǔ stock that has potential to increase in value / (fig.) sb with good prospects 尽 展 jìn zhǎn to display (one's potential, one's talents etc) 势 能 shì néng potential energy 引 狼 入 室 yǐn láng rù shì to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble 潜 在 威 胁 qián zài wēi xié potential threat / potential menace 引 狗 入 寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 引 鬼 上 门 yǐn guǐ shàng mén lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 鸾 飘 凤 泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential 踩 线 cǎi xiàn to scout for a tour operator / to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary / (tennis) to commit a foot fault 核 势 nuclear potential 潜 在 媒 介 qián zài méi jiè potential vector 事 件 相 关 电 位 shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi (neuroscience) event-related potential 势 阱 shì jǐng potential well (physics) 势 降 shì jiàng potential drop (elec.) 有 潜 力 yǒu qián lì promising / showing potential 军 势 jūn shì army strength / military prowess or potential 内 推 nèi tuī (math.) interpolation / (human resources) internal referral / employee referral (recommendation of a potential new employee by an existing employee or client) 敏 化 潜 力 mǐn huà qián lì sensitizing potential 军 事 潜 力 jūn shì qián lì military potential 全 球 升 温 潜 能 值 quán qiú shēng wēn qián néng zhí global warming potential 可 能 供 养 比 率 potential support ratio 技 术 潜 力 technological potential 经 济 潜 力 jīng jì qián lì economic potential 社 会 经 济 潜 力 socio-economic potential 至 瘾 潜 势 zhì yǐn qián shì abuse potential 投 资 潜 力 tóu zī qián lì investment potential 石 灰 位 shí huī wèi lime potential 臭 氧 消 耗 潜 能 值 ozone-depleting potential 货 物 和 服 务 供 应 商 一 般 业 务 指 南 General Business Guide for Potential Suppliers of Goods and Services / General Business Guide 一 般 业 务 指 南 yī pán yè wù zhǐ nán General Business Guide for Potential Suppliers of Goods and Services / General Business Guide 变 潜 在 冲 突 为 合 作 潜 力 From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential 土 壤 水 总 潜 力 tǔ rǎng shuǐ zǒng qián lì total soil water potential &alpha 潜 能 alpha; qián néng potential alpha energy 南 海 潜 在 冲 突 管 理 讲 习 班 Workshops on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea 温 室 气 体 减 排 潜 力 greenhouse gas reduction potential / GHG reduction potential 灭 绝 种 族 罪 的 可 能 受 害 者 potential victim of genocide 光 化 学 臭 氧 生 成 潜 势 photochemical ozone creation potential 科 技 潜 力 kē jì qián lì scientific and technological potential 重 力 势 gravity potential / gravity 势 场 法 shì chǎng fǎ potential field methods 发 展 中 国 家 工 业 合 作 社 经 济 社 会 潜 力 会 议 Conference on the Economic and Social Potential of Industrial Cooperatives in Developing Countries 控 制 电 位 库 仑 分 析 法 controlled potential coulometry 氧 化 还 原 电 位 oxidation-reduction potential / redox potential 潜 在 渔 获 量 potential catch 上 升 空 间 shàng shēng kōng jiān upside / potential to rise 水 浅 养 不 住 大 鱼 shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization 男 友 力 nán yǒu lì (coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend) / degree to which one is "boyfriend material" 引 狼 入 室 yǐn láng - rù shì lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 跑 业 务 pǎo yè wù (of a salesperson) to visit potential customers with the aim of selling products or services 
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