Chinese word dictionary

潜行

qián xíng · to slink; to move stealthily; to advance through the water

Practice word

Word information

Simplified潜行

Traditional潛行

Pinyinqián xíng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

潜qián

to hide; secret, latent, hidden

行xíng

to go, to walk, to move; professional

How to learn 潜行

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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不行bùxíng

won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

行xíng

(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon

行李xíngli

luggage; CL:件[jian4]

银行yínháng

bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]

银行卡yínhángkǎ

bank card

自行车zìxíngchē

bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]