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    背后潜藏着危机

    Grammar & Usage

    phrase / clause
    formal

    How it works

    This phrase follows an existential sentence structure: Locative noun (背后, 'behind/beneath') + stative verb with continuous aspect marker (潜藏着, 'lurking/hidden') + noun object (危机, 'crisis'). It is widely used in journalistic, economic, and analytical writing to describe latent threats obscured by an apparently stable exterior.

    Sample sentences

    看似平静的市场背后潜藏着巨大的危机。

    Behind the seemingly calm market lurks a massive crisis.

    经济高速增长的背后潜藏着不可忽视的债务危机。

    Behind the rapid economic growth lurks a debt crisis that cannot be ignored.

    企业盲目扩张的背后潜藏着资金链断裂的严重危机。

    Behind the company's blind expansion lurks a severe crisis of broken cash flow.

    Quick facts

    tone_pattern:bèihòu (4-4) qiáncáng (2-2) zhe (0) wēijī (1-1)
    aspect_particle:The suffix '着' (zhe) marks a persistent state rather than an ongoing dynamic action.
    traditional_chinese:背後潛藏著危機

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    Example

    看似平静的市场背后潜藏着巨大的危机。

    Behind the seemingly calm market lurks a massive crisis.

    经济高速增长的背后潜藏着不可忽视的债务危机。

    Behind the rapid economic growth lurks a debt crisis that cannot be ignored.

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