潜移默化

qiányí-mòhuà

imperceptible influence; to influence secretly

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 潛移默化

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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See it in sentences

好习惯在潜移默化中养成。

Good habits form through imperceptible influence.

潜移默化的影响有多大？

How great is the silent influence?