潜移默化 meaning in English
imperceptible influence; to influence secretly
Meaning of 潜移默化
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qiányímòhuà
- imperceptible influence
- to influence secretly
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潜 qián · to hide · 15 strokes
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移 yí · to move · 11 strokes
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默 mò · silent · 16 strokes
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化 huà · to make into · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 潜移默化.
| 变化 | biànhuà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 文化 | wénhuà | culture; civilization |
| 现代化 | xiàndàihuà | modernization |
| 移动 | yídòng | to move; movement |
| 转移 | zhuǎnyí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject et |
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 移民 | yímín | to immigrate; to migrate |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process |
| 默默 | mòmò | in silence; not speaking |
| 幽默 | yōumò | (loanword) humor; humorous |
| 进化 | jìnhuà | to evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution |
| 化石 | huàshí | fossil |
Questions about 潜移默化
What does 潜移默化 mean?
潜移默化 (qiányí-mòhuà) means "imperceptible influence; to influence secretly".
How do you write 潜移默化?
潜移默化 is made of 4 characters: 潜 (15 strokes), 移 (11 strokes), 默 (16 strokes), 化 (4 strokes). That is 46 strokes in total.
Is 潜移默化 an HSK word?
Yes. 潜移默化 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 潜移默化 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 潜移默化 is written 潛移默化.