WordTaiwan frequency #22,474
潛移默化
ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
“to influence subtly and imperceptibly; to transform someone's thoughts, character, or habits unconsciously through environment or others' influence”
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潛
ㄑㄧㄢˊ
to dive; to submerge; to hide; to conceal; secret; latent; hidden
移
ㄧˊ
to move or shift something to a different place; to change or alter something; to remove; to transfer; to transmit
默
ㄇㄛˋ
silent; quiet; to write or recite from memory; dark; to keep silent
化
ㄏㄨㄚˋ
To change or transform; to make into; to convert; to dissolve; to die; suffix indicating -ization or -ize.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 文化ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋculture; civilization; the shared beliefs, customs, arts, and institutions of a society; cultural.
- 變化ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto change; to vary; a change or transformation in form, nature, or state.
- 彰化ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋa city and county in western Taiwan; an administrative region on the island's west coast.
- 強化ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋto strengthen; to intensify; to reinforce; to make more powerful or effective
- 移動ㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋto move; to shift position; to migrate; mobile; portable; to change or alter.
- 化學ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊchemistry; the science of the composition, structure, properties, and changes of matter
- 移民ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊto immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant; a person who moves to another country or region to settle
- 彰化縣ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋChanghua County; a county in west-central Taiwan, between the Dadu River and Zhuoshui River; known for fertile land and fruit production.
- 幽默ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋhumor; humorous; witty and clever speech that makes people laugh; a loanword from English humour/humor
- 沉默ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋsilent; not speaking or making sound; quiet and reserved; taciturn
- 文化局ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˊgovernment agency responsible for cultural affairs; oversees arts, heritage, museums, and cultural policy
- 默默ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋsilently; quietly; without speaking; in a low-key or unnoticed way; often implying doing something without drawing attention