熏陶 xūntáo to seep in
to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
How to remember 熏陶: 熏 to smoke + 陶 pottery = to seep in.
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How it is used
- To gradually shape someone through positive, prolonged exposure - 在艺术家庭的熏陶下长大 (zài yìshù jiātíng de xūntáo xià zhǎngdà) raised under the cultivating influence of an artistic family.
- Always the good kind of influence (culture, values, taste) seeping in slowly, unlike 影响 (yǐngxiǎng, neutral) or 感染 (gǎnrǎn).
- Written register; the imagery is of being 'smoked and steeped' like tea leaves.