潜移默化 qiányímòhuà
Imperceptible influence; to influence secretly†
What 潜移默化 means
- Imperceptible influence†
- to influence secretly†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 潜移默化, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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潜移默化 in a sentence
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What does 潜移默化 mean in English?
潜移默化 is pronounced qiányímòhuà and means Imperceptible influence, to influence secretly †.
How do you pronounce 潜移默化?
潜移默化 is qiányímòhuà in pinyin — written qianyimohua without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 潜移默化?
潜移默化 is written with 4 characters: 潜 (qián) Dive (hide - secret - submerge), 移 (yí) Move (change - shift - alter - remove), 默 (mò) Silent (write from memory), 化 (huà) Change (transform - melt). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 潜移默化 written in traditional Chinese?
潛移默化. The simplified form 潜移默化 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 潛移默化 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qiányímòhuà.
Is 潜移默化 an HSK word?
Yes — 潜移默化 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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