潛移默化

潜移默化
qiányímòhuà
  1. imperceptible influence
  2. to influence secretly

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 潛移 qiányí
  1. intangible changes
  2. unnoticed transformation
  3. changes behind the scenes
2 默 mò
  1. silent
  2. to write from memory
3 化 huà
  1. to make into
  2. to change into
  3. -ization
  4. to ... -ize
  5. to transform
  6. abbr. for 化學 huàxué