潜移默化 meaning and pronunciation

潜移默化
Simplified word
潛移默化
Traditional word

潜移默化 English definition

qián yí mò huà
  • imperceptible influence
  • to influence secretly

HSK level

Characters

  • 潜 (qián): hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive;
  • 移 (yí): to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove;
  • 默 (mò): silent; to write from memory;
  • 化 (huà): to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2];