潜移默化

Traditional: 潛移默化

qián yí mò huà

Dictionary entry

imperceptible influence

What does 潜移默化 mean?

潜移默化 (qián yí mò huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1imperceptible influence

2to influence secretly

Character breakdown

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潜qiánhidden · secret 移yíto move · to shift 默mòsilent · to write from memory 化huāvariant of 花[hua1]

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潜移默化

qián yí mò huà

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