qián
huà

HSK 7-9
idiom

Meaning of 潜移默化

潜移默化 means imperceptible influence; subtle transformation. Pronounced qián yí mò huà. HSK 7-9.

  • imperceptible influence; subtle transformation

Definitions & Examples

Liáng
hǎo
de
jiā
tíng
huán
jìng
huì
duì
hái
zi
de
xìng
chǎn
shēng
qián
huà
de
yǐng
xiǎng
 

A good family environment will exert an imperceptible influence on a child's character.

Yuè
jīng
diǎn
wén
xué
zuò
pǐn
néng
zài
qián
huà
zhōng
shēng
rén
de
xiū
yǎng
 

Reading classic literary works can subtly improve a person's cultivation.

wén
huà
tōng
guò
cháng
gōng
zuò
 
qián
huà
de
gǎi
biàn
zhe
yuán
gōng
de
jià
zhí
guān
 

Corporate culture subtly transforms employees' values through daily work.

Zài
shù
fēn
wéi
zhōng
zhǎng
 
de
shěn
měi
guān
shì
qián
huà
xíng
chéng
de
 

Growing up in an artistic atmosphere, his aesthetic sense was formed through subtle influence.

Zhè
zhǒng
gǎi
biàn
shì
ér
jiù
de
 
ér
shì
qián
huà
de
màn
cháng
guò
chéng
 

This change did not happen overnight but was a long and subtle process.