# 熏陶 (xūntáo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 熏陶 (xūntáo) means “to influence gradually; to nurture”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to influence gradually; to nurture
- Pinyin: xūntáo (xun1 tao2)
- Traditional: 薰陶
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 在家庭的熏陶下，他爱上了画画。
  Zài jiātíng de xūntáo xià, tā àishàngle huàhuà.
  Nurtured by his family, he fell in love with painting.

## Characters

- [熏](https://hanziro.com/word/xun-smoke/) (xūn): to smoke; to fumigate
- 陶 (táo): pottery; pleased

https://hanziro.com/word/xun-tao-influence-gradually/

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