| 1 | 潜力 | 潛力 | qián lì | qian2 li4 | potential; capacity | | |
| 2 | 潜在 | 潛在 | qián zài | qian2 zai4 | hidden; potential; latent | | |
| 3 | 潜 | 潛 | qián | qian2 | hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive | | |
| 4 | 潜伏 | 潛伏 | qián fú | qian2 fu2 | to hide; to cover up; to conceal | | |
| 5 | 潜意识 | 潛意識 | qián yì shí | qian2 yi4 shi2 | unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness | | |
| 6 | 潜水 | 潛水 | qián shuǐ | qian2 shui3 | to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk | | |
| 7 | 潜入 | 潛入 | qián rù | qian2 ru4 | to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into | | |
| 8 | 潜艇 | 潛艇 | qián tǐng | qian2 ting3 | submarine | | |
| 9 | 核动力潜艇 | 核動力潛艇 | hé dòng lì qián tǐng | he2 dong4 li4 qian2 ting3 | nuclear submarine; same as 核潛艇 |核潜艇 [he2 qian2 ting3] | | |
| 10 | 普通潜鸟 | 普通潛鳥 | pǔ tōng qián niǎo | pu3 tong1 qian2 niao3 | (bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer) | | |
| 11 | 蹑足潜踪 | 躡足潛蹤 | niè zú qián zōng | nie4 zu2 qian2 zong1 | to walk stealthily (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 蹑足潜行 | 躡足潛行 | niè zú qián xíng | nie4 zu2 qian2 xing2 | to walk gingerly (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 猎潜 | 獵潛 | liè qián | lie4 qian2 | anti-submarine (warfare) | | |
| 14 | 技术潜水 | 技術潛水 | jì shù qián shuǐ | ji4 shu4 qian2 shui3 | technical diving | | |
| 15 | 黄嘴潜鸟 | 黃嘴潛鳥 | huáng zuǐ qián niǎo | huang2 zui3 qian2 niao3 | (bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) | | |
| 16 | 红头潜鸭 | 紅頭潛鴨 | hóng tóu qián yā | hong2 tou2 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina) | | |
| 17 | 有潜力 | 有潛力 | yǒu qián lì | you3 qian2 li4 | promising; showing potential | | |
| 18 | 核动力攻击潜艇 | 核動力攻擊潛艇 | hé dòng lì gōng jī qián tǐng | he2 dong4 li4 gong1 ji1 qian2 ting3 | nuclear attack submarine | | |
| 19 | 攻击型核潜艇 | 攻擊型核潛艇 | gōng jī xíng hé qián tǐng | gong1 ji1 xing2 he2 qian2 ting3 | nuclear-powered attack submarine | | |
| 20 | 浮潜器具 | 浮潛器具 | fú qián qì jù | fu2 qian2 qi4 ju4 | diving equipment | | |
| 21 | 凤头潜鸭 | 鳳頭潛鴨 | fèng tóu qián yā | feng4 tou2 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) | | |
| 22 | 飞潜走植 | 飛潛走植 | fēi qián zǒu zhí | fei1 qian2 zou3 zhi2 | fauna and flora (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 帆背潜鸭 | 帆背潛鴨 | fān bèi qián yā | fan1 bei4 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | | |
| 24 | 导弹潜艇 | 導彈潛艇 | dǎo dàn qián tǐng | dao3 dan4 qian2 ting3 | (guided) missile submarine | | |
| 25 | 赤嘴潜鸭 | 赤嘴潛鴨 | chì zuǐ qián yā | chi4 zui3 qian2 ya1 | (bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) | | |