Writing
潜移默化 (qián yí mò huà) — how to say "to influence subtly and imperceptibly" in Chinese
潜移
默化
To influence subtly and imperceptibly
Character composition
潜
hidden, latent
移
to move, to change
默
silent, quiet
化
to transform, to change
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
禾
Grain
#115 · hé · 5 strokes
黑
Black
#203 · hēi · 12 strokes
匕
Spoon
#21 · bǐ · 2 strokes
Collocations
潜移默化地改变
qián yí mò huà de gǎi biàn
change imperceptibly
潜移默化的影响
qián yí mò huà de yǐng xiǎng
subtle influence
Examples
好的阅读习惯会潜移默化地改变一个人。
Good reading habits subtly change a person.
环境潜移默化。
The environment influences subtly.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to influence subtly and imperceptibly" in Chinese?
"to influence subtly and imperceptibly" in Chinese is 潜移默化 (qián yí mò huà).
潜移默化 meaning in English
潜移默化 (qián yí mò huà) means "To influence subtly and imperceptibly".
How is 潜移默化 pronounced?
It is pronounced qián yí mò huà (written as qian yi mo hua, qianyimohua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to influence subtly and imperceptibly" in Chinese characters?
It is written 潜移默化: 潜 has 15 strokes, 移 has 11 strokes, 默 has 16 strokes, 化 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 潜移默化?
潜移默化 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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