# 潜移默化 (qiányímòhuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 潜移默化 (qiányímòhuà) means “gradual, unnoticed influence”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: gradual, unnoticed influence
- Pinyin: qiányímòhuà (qian2 yi2 mo4 hua4)
- Traditional: 潛移默化
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 家庭环境对孩子性格有潜移默化的影响。
  Jiātíng huánjìng duì háizi xìnggé yǒu qiányímòhuà de yǐngxiǎng.
  Family environment has a gradual, unnoticed influence on children's character.

## Characters

- 潜 (qián): hidden; secret
- [移](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-move/) (yí): to move; to shift
- 默 (mò): silent; to write from memory
- [化](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-melt/) (huà): to melt; to change into

https://hanziro.com/word/qian-yi-mo-hua-gradual-unnoticed-influence/

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