潛移默化 qián yí mò huà

DEFINITIONS

  1. imperceptible influence
  2. to influence secretly

CHARACTERS

潛 qián hide; hidden, secret, latent
移 yí
HSK 5
change place, shift; move about
默 mò
HSK 4
silent; quiet, still; dark
化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize